Before the

Act of Union 1707 The Acts of Union refer to two acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of Scotland in March 1707, followed shortly thereafter by an equivalent act of the Parliament of England. They put into effect the international Treaty of Union agree ...

, the

barons Barons may refer to: *Baron (plural), a rank of nobility *Barons (surname), a Latvian surname *Barons, Alberta, Canada * ''Barons'' (TV series), a 2022 Australian drama series * ''The Barons'', a 2009 Belgian film Sports * Birmingham Barons, a Min ...

of the shire of Forfar (now called

Angus Angus may refer to: *Angus, Scotland, a council area of Scotland, and formerly a province, sheriffdom, county and district of Scotland * Angus, Canada, a community in Essa, Ontario Animals * Angus cattle, various breeds of beef cattle Media * ...

) elected

commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to incl ...

s to represent them in the unicameral

Parliament of Scotland In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

and in the

Convention of Estates The Convention of Estates of Scotland was a sister institution to the Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( ; ) is the Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. It is located in the Holyrood, Edi ...

. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1693. After 1708,

Forfarshire Angus (; ) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agriculture and fishing. Global pharmaceuticals ...

returned one member to the

House of Commons of Great Britain The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union 1707, Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the Pa ...

and later to the

House of Commons of the United Kingdom The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 memb ...

List of shire commissioners

* 1600: David Carnegie of KinnairdFoster, p. 65 * 1605 (convention): David Carnegie of Kinnaird * 1605: Sir James Scrymgeour of Dudhope * 1609 (convention): David Carnegie of Kinnaird * 1612: Collace of Balnamoon * 1612: Sir John Scrymgeour of DudhopeFoster, p. 310 * 1617 (convention and parliament): Haliburton of PitcurFoster, p. 168 * 1617: Sir John Scrymgeour of Dudhope * 1621: Fothringham of Powrie-FothringhamFoster, p. 142 * 1621: Sir John Scrymgeour of Dudhope * 1628-1633: Sir William Graham of Claverhouse * 1628-1633: Sir Harie Wood of Bonytown * 1630 (convention): Sir Alexander Erskine of DuneFoster, p. 125 * 1630 (convention): James Lyon of AuldbarrFoster, p. 221 * 1639-1641: Sir Alexander Erskine of Dune * 1639-1641: James Lyon of Auldbarr (died in office) * 1641: Sir David Graham of Fintrie * 1644 (convention and parliament): Crichton of Ruthven * 1644 (convention): Frederick Lyon of Brigton * 1644-1647: Frederick Lyon of Brigton * 1645: Sir Alexander Erskine of Dune * 1645-1647: Sir John Carnegie of CraigFoster, p. 66 * 1646-1647: Sir Andrew Fletcher of InnerpefferFoster, p. 137 * 1646-1647: Graham of MonorgundFoster, p. 155 * 1648: Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer * 1649: John Lindsay of Edzell * 1649: George Symmer of Balzeordie * 1650-1651: George LundieFoster, p. 220 * 1650-1651: Henry Maule of Melgund * 1661-1663: Sir John Carnegie of Boysack * 1661-1663: Sir James Ogilvy of Newgrange * 1665 (convention): David Fothringham of Powrie * 1665 (convention): Sir David Ogilvy of Inverquharity G. E. C., ''The Complete Baronetage'', volume II (1902
p. 316
* 1667 (convention): John Gardyne of Lautoune * 1667 (convention): James Maule, fiar of Melgum * 1669-1674: James Carnegie of Balnamoon * 1669-1672: Sir David Ogilvy of ClovaFoster, p. 276 * 1678 (convention): David Lindsay of EdzellFoster, p. 214 * 1678 (convention): Sir David Ogilvy of Inverquharity * 1681-1682: James Carnegie of Balnamoon * 1681-1682: Sir David Ogilvy of Clova * 1685-1686: James Carnegie of Balnamoon * 1685-1686: Sir David Falconer of Newtown (died in office December 1685) * 1686: James Carnegie of Findhaven * 1689 (convention): James Brodie of that Ilk * 1689 (convention): David Erskine of DunFoster, p. 126 * 1689 (convention):

Sir George Mackenzie Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636 – May 8, 1691) was a Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer. He was nicknamed Bloody Mackenzie. Early life Mackenzie, who was born in Dundee, was the son of Sir Simon Mackenzie of ...

of RosehaughFoster, p. 229 * 1689-1698: David Erskine of Dun (died in office) * 1689-1691:

of Rosehaugh (died in office) * 1689-1702: Robert Reid of Baldovie * 1693-1698: John Fullarton of Kinnaber (died in office) * 1693-1698: James Milne of Ballwylloe (expelled) * 1698-1702: James Scott the younger of LogieFoster, p. 305 * 1698-1702: James Carnegie of Findhaven * 1702-1707: James Carnegie of Findhaven * 1702-1707: David Graham of Fintrie, younger * 1702-1707: James Haliburton of Pitcur * 1702-1707: Patrick Lyon of Auchterhouse

References

* Joseph Foster,
Members of Parliament, Scotland
' (2nd edition, 1882) {{Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland (to 1707) Politics of the county of Forfar History of Angus, Scotland Constituencies disestablished in 1707 1707 disestablishments in Scotland