Inveraray in
Argyllshire was a
royal burgh
A royal burgh ( ) was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished by law in 1975, the term is still used by many former royal burghs.
Most royal burghs were either created by ...
that returned one
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 ...
to the
Parliament of Scotland
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and to the
Convention of Estates.
After the
Acts of Union 1707
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, Inveraray,
Ayr,
Campbeltown,
Irvine and
Rothesay formed the
Ayr district of burghs, returning one member between them 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 ...
.
List of burgh commissioners
* 1661–63: John Yuill, provost
* 1669–74:
Sir Colin Campbell of
Aberuchill
* 1678 (convention), 1681–82: William Broun, provost
* 1685–86: John McNaughton, councillor
* 1689 (convention), 1689–1702: Hugh Broune
* 1702–07:
Daniel (or Donald) Campbell of Ardintenie
See also
*
References
Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland (to 1707)
Constituencies disestablished in 1707
1707 disestablishments in Scotland
Politics of Argyll and Bute
History of Argyll and Bute
Inveraray
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