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Elginshire (Parliament Of Scotland Constituency)
Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Elgin and Forres (later called Moray) elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates. From 1708 Elginshire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain. List of shire commissioners * 1612: Robert Innes of that Ilk Joseph Foster, ''Members of Parliament, Scotland'' (1882p. 192 * 1639–41, 1648: Sir Robert Innes, 1st Baronet''Complete Baronetage'', vol. IIp. 281 * 1649: Sir Ludovic Gordon, 2nd Baronet''Complete Baronetage'', vol. IIp. 278 * 1661–63: Thomas McKenzie of Plascarden * 1661–63, 1678 convention: Sir Robert Innes, 2nd Baronet''Members of Parliament, Scotland''p. 193 * 1665 convention: Sir Robert Innes of Muirtoun * 1665 convention, 1667 convention: Patrick Dunbar of Belnaferie * 1669–70: Sir Robert Dunbar of Grangehill * 1669–70: Sir Alexander Douglas of Spynie * 1678 convention: Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acts Of Union 1707
The Acts of Union ( gd, Achd an Aonaidh) were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act 1707 passed by the Parliament of Scotland. They put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706, following negotiation between commissioners representing the parliaments of the two countries. By the two Acts, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotlandwhich at the time were separate states with separate legislatures, but with the same monarchwere, in the words of the Treaty, "United into One Kingdom by the Name of Great Britain". The two countries had shared a monarch since the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne from his double first cousin twice removed, Queen Elizabeth I. Although described as a Union of Crowns, and in spite of James's acknowledgement of his accession to a single Crown, England and Scotland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Robert Innes, 2nd Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. Etymolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Disestablished In 1707
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislative body. That body, or the state's constitution or a body established for that purpose, determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. District representatives may be elected by a first-past-the-post system, a proportional representative system, or another voting method. They may be selected by a direct election under universal suffrage, an indirect election, or another form of suffrage. Terminology The names for electoral districts vary across countries and, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Of The Parliament Of Scotland (to 1707)
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislative body. That body, or the state's constitution or a body established for that purpose, determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. District representatives may be elected by a first-past-the-post system, a proportional representative system, or another voting method. They may be selected by a direct election under universal suffrage, an indirect election, or another form of suffrage. Terminology The names for electoral districts vary across countries and, occa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forres (Parliament Of Scotland Constituency)
Forres in Elginshire was a burgh constituency that elected 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 in ... to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates. After the Acts of Union 1707, Forres, Fortrose (Parliament of Scotland constituency), Fortrose, Nairn (Parliament of Scotland constituency), Nairn and Inverness (Parliament of Scotland constituency), Inverness formed the Inverness Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), Inverness district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain. List of burgh commissioners * 1661: John Layne, bailie * 1665 convention: Francis Forbes of Thornhill * 1667 convention: Harie Ross * 1669–1672, 1678 convention: Patrick Tulloch of Boigton, provost * 1681–82: Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elgin (Parliament Of Scotland Constituency)
Elgin was a burgh constituency that elected one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates. After the Acts of Union 1707, Elgin, Banff, Cullen, Inverurie and Kintore formed the Elgin district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain. List of burgh commissioners * 1661–63: Andrew Leslie, bailie * 1665 convention: Andrew Young * 1667 convention: Robert Martins * 1669–72: James Calder of Muirton * 1678 convention, 1685–86: David Stewart, baillie * 1681–82: John Fyffe, councillor * 1689–1701: James Stewart, dean of guild * 1702–07: William Sutherland References See also * List of constituencies in the Parliament of Scotland at the time of the Union A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Harry Innes, 4th Baronet
Sir Harry Innes, 4th Baronet (c. 1670–1721) was a Scottish politician and baronet. Son of Sir James Innes, 3rd Baronet, and Margaret Ker, daughter of Henry Ker, Lord Ker, he represented the Parliament of Scotland constituency of Elginshire 1704–1707.''Complete Baronetage'', vol. IIp. 281 He was a member of the Innes baronets There have been four baronetcies created for people with the surname Innes, three in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Three of the creations are extant as of 2010. The Innes, later Innes-Ker Barone .... References 1670 births 1721 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Shire Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland Politics of Moray {{NovaScotia-baronet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Robert Gordon, 3rd Baronet
Sir Robert Gordon, 3rd Baronet (1647–1704) was a Scottish courtier and politician. Life Born 7 March 1647, was the eldest son of Sir Ludovick Gordon, 2nd Baronet of Gordonstoun in Drainie, Elginshire, by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter and coheiress of Sir Robert Farquhar of Mounie in Daviot, Aberdeenshire; his grandfather was Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet. He travelled in continental Europe, learning mechanics and chemistry. Gordon represented Sutherland in the Scottish Parliament of 1672–4, sat in the convention of 1678, in that of 1681–2, and again in 1685–6. He was knighted in 1673 and succeeded to the baronetcy in September 1685. James II made him a gentleman of his household, and took an interest in his scientific inventions. On 3 February 1686 Gordon was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. He died in 1704. Works and legacy In April 1687 Gordon communicated to the Royal Society, by the king's command, ''Receipt to cure Mad Dogs, or Men or Beasts bitten by Mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Brodie (politician, Born 1637)
James Brodie (15 September 1637 – March 1708) was a Scottish politician. He was the only son of Sir Alexander Brodie, Lord Brodie Alexander Brodie (1617–1680), of Brodie, lord of session, was descended from an old family, which in 1311 received the lands of Brodie in Elginshire from Alexander III. Early life Brodie, born on 25 July 1617, was the eldest son of David Brodi ... (1617–1680), a Lord of Session. He represented Elgin and Forfarshire in the 1689 Convention of the Estates of Scotland and Elginshire in the parliaments of 1689 to 1702 and 1703 to 1707 (sitting only to 1704). He married Mary Kerr, a daughter of the 3rd Earl of Lothian, with whom he had 9 daughters. References 1637 births 1708 deaths Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1689 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1689–1702 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1702–1707 {{Scotland-pre1707-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Calder, 1st Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. Etymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Alexander Innes, 1st Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. Etymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barony Of Muirton
The Barony of Muirton is a Scottish feudal barony near Forres along the Findhorn River in Moray. The first known Crown charter was granted in 1532, to Robert Reid, Abbot of Kinloss. The title and rights of the Barony of Muirton are currently held by the M. Hon. Dr. Richard Bruce Culbert of Muirton, 32nd Baron of Muirton. Feudal baronies originated during the Middle Ages and were lands held by barons in feu as "tenants in chief" of the monarch. The baron had the rights to the production of the land and was responsible to maintain law and order in the name of the king. He usually had to provide military forces in times of war, as well. Over time law enforcement and other powers were gradually stripped from barons. In Scotland, the Abolition of Feudal Tenures Act 2000 separated the title of Baron from the land and allowed it to be transferred as an incorporeal hereditament. Location of the barony The boundaries of the Barony have changed over the years but at one point i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
