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Squadrone Volante (Scotland)
The ''Squadrone Volante'' (from the Italian, meaning ''Flying Squadron'') or New Party was a political grouping in Scotland which emerged around 1700 as an offshoot of the opposition Country Party. Led by John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe and John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale, the party was influential in passing the Act of Union with England in 1707. The members of the ''squadrone'', which eventually totalled 25, were generally moderate Presbyterians who opposed both Episopalians and the Jacobites. Although the actual grouping pre-dated 1705, it received the nickname ''squadrone volante'' in that year, as it was independent of the Court and Country parties in the Scottish Parliament. The members of the Squadrone Volante were: * Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington *Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont * James Graham, 4th Marquess of Montrose *John Hamilton-Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes * John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe *James Sandilands, 7th Lord Torphichen *John Hay, 2nd Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Baillie
George Baillie (16 March 1664 – 6 August 1738) was a Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1691 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons from 1708 to 1734. Life George Baillie was the son of the Scottish Covenanter Robert Baillie of Jerviswood, who was implicated in the 1683 Rye House Plot against King Charles II. When his father was imprisoned for treason in 1684, George fled Scotland for Holland with Sir Patrick Hume. In Holland he served in the horse guards of William of Orange, and returned to Britain with William in the Revolution of 1688. Baillie was elected as Shire Commissioner of the Parliament of Scotland, representing Berwick from 1693 to 1698 and 1700 to 1701, and then Lanark from 1703 to 1707. He was one of the first subscribers to the Darien Scheme, pledging £1,000 sterling to the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies on 26 February 1696. He was a leading member of the Squadrone Volante, a group of members wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perthshire (Parliament Of Scotland Constituency)
Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Perth elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1690. From 1708 Perthshire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain. List of shire commissioners *1617-? George Auchinleck, Lord Balmanno * 1639–41: Sir John Moncreiff of Moncreiff * 1639–41: Thomas Ruthven of Frieland * 1643: Patrick Kinnaird of Inchstair * 1643: George Graeme of Invhbraikle * 1644–45: Laird of Gleneagles (Haldane) * 1644–45: Laird of Balhousie (Hay) * 1645–47: Laird of Frieland (Ruthven) * 1645–47: Lair of Aldie (Mercer) * 1648: Laird of Inchmertene (Ogilvie) * 1648: Laird of Balthayok (Blair) * 1649–51: Sir Thomas Ruthven * 1649–50: Sir John Brown * 1650–51: Laird of Ardblair (Blair) * 1661–63: Mungo Murray of Garth * 1661–63: Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mungo Graham
Mungo Graham or Graeme (1670–1754), of Gorthy, Perthshire, was a Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1702 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons between 1707 and 1711. He was Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1718 to 1720. Graham was baptized on 23 December 1670, the second, but eldest surviving son of Mungo Graham of Gorthy and his second wife, Mary Murray, daughter of Sir William Murray, 1st Baronet, of Ochtertyre, Perth. He succeeded his father when under a year old in 1671. He studied at the University of St. Andrews (St. Salvator’s College) in 1687 and then travelled abroad. He lost money investing in the Company of Scotland. Graham became a close supporter and assistant of the Duke of Montrose. He was appointed Commissioner justiciary for the Highlands in 1702 and soon after was appointed commissioner of supply for Perthshire. Also in 1702 he was returned for the country party as Shire Commissioner for Perthshire. Following Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburghshire (Parliament Of Scotland Constituency)
Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the sheriffdom of Edinburgh (also called "Edinburgh principal" to distinguish it from " Edinburgh within the constabulary of Haddington", and now known as Midlothian) elected commissioners to represent them in the Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1690. After the Union, Edinburghshire returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of Great Britain and later to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. List of shire commissioners * 1594: James Foulis of ColintonFoster, p. 143. Sources * ''Return of Members of Parliament'' (1878), Part II. * Joseph Foster, ''Members of Parliament, Scotland'' (1882). * The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland. 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: Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston
Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston (1650–1726) was a Scottish politician and ordinary lord of session. Life He was the eldest son of Sir James Dundas, Lord Arniston, by Marion, daughter of Robert, Lord Boyd. He was educated abroad, but returned to Scotland as an adherent of the Prince of Orange, and represented Midlothian in the parliaments of 1700–2 and 1702–7. He was appointed an ordinary lord of session, on 1 November 1689, assuming the title of Lord Arniston, and sat on the bench for thirty years. He was fond of retirement and study. Guarini's ''Pastor Fido ''Pastor Fido; Or, The Faithful Shepherd'' is a 1676 tragicomedy by the English writer Elkanah Settle. It was first performed by the Duke's Company at the Dorset Garden Theatre in London. It is inspired by Giovanni Battista Guarini's pastoral wor ...'' was among his favourite books. By his wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Sinclair of Stevenson, he had six sons, of whom the second, Robert Dundas the elder, became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haddingtonshire (Parliament Of Scotland Constituency)
Before the Act of Union 1707, the barons of the constabulary of Haddington (now called East Lothian) elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1690. After 1708, Haddingtonshire returned one member to the House of Commons of Great Britain and later to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. List of commissioners * 1593 parliament and convention: — Hepburn, laird of WaughtonFoster, p. 178. * 1594 parliament and convention: — Hepburn, laird of Waughton * 1598 convention: — Hepburn, laird of Waughton * 1599 convention: — Hepburn, laird of Waughton * 1605: Sir Archibald Douglas of WhittingehameFoster, p. 99.G. Harvey Johnston, ''The Heraldry of the Douglases'' (1907p. 68 * 1605: William Douglas of Whittingehame * 1605 parliament and convention: — Hepburn, laird of Waughton * 1607: Sir Archibald Douglas of Whittingehame * 1608: Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cockburn (Scottish Politician)
John Cockburn ( ; – 12 November 1758) of Ormiston, East Lothian, was a Scottish landowner and politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1702 to 1707 and as a Whig in the British House of Commons for 34 years from 1707 to 1741. Life Cockburn was the nephew of Adam Cockburn of Ormiston, Lord Justice Clerk, who had no male heir and from whom he inherited the Ormiston estate in 1735. In 1736 he laid out the "model village" of Ormiston which was set up to encourage craft industries such as brewing, distilling and weaving. However, this, and his improvements to the estate as a whole, bankrupted Cockburn, and he was forced to sell the entire estate and village to the Charles Hope, the Earl of Hopetoun.Scottish Garden Buildings by Tim Buxbaum p.11 He is known as the father of Scottish husbandry. In 1702, Cockburn became a Shire Commissioner for Haddington in the Parliament of Scotland and took an active interest in accomplishing the union. He was the first represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berwickshire (Parliament Of Scotland Constituency)
Before the Act of Union 1707, the barons of the sheriffdom or shire of Berwick (also called the Merse) elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1690. During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland the sheriffdom was represented by one Member of Parliament in the Protectorate Parliament at Westminster. After 1708, Berwickshire returned one member to the House of Commons of Great Britain and later to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. List of shire commissioners * 1612: William Cockburn of Langton * 1612, 1621: Robert Swinton of that Ilk Joseph Foster, ''Members of Parliament, Scotland'' (1882p. 340 * 1625: James Cockburn of Ryslaw * 1630: Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth''Complete Baronetage'', vol. IIp. 304 * 1639, 1640–41, 1645–46, 1649–50: Sir David Home of Wedderburn * 1640–41: Sir William Cockburn of Langton''Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kincardineshire (Parliament Of Scotland Constituency)
Kincardineshire (or the Mearns) was a constituency represented in the Parliament of Scotland until 1707. List of shire commissioners * 1607: Laird of Allerdes (Allerdes) * 1612: John Allerdes, friar of that Ilk * 1612, 1625, 1630: David Ramsay of Balmain''The Complete Baronetage''vol. ii, p. 301 * 1617 and 1630: Sir Alexander Strachan of Thornton * 1621: Alexander Burnett of Leys The House of Burnett (Burnet, Burnette, Burnard, Bernard) is a Lowland and Border Scottish family composed of several branches. The Chief of the Name and Arms of Burnett is James Comyn Amherst Burnett of Leys. Origins of the name It remains un ... * 1639–41, 1645–46, 1661–63: Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Balmain * 1661–63: Alexander Stratton of that Ilk and of Lowrieston *''1665 convention: not represented'' * 1667, 1669–74: Sir David Carnegie of Pitarrow * 1672–73: Sir David Ramsay of Balmain * 1678 (convention), 1681–82, 1685–86 Sir Alexander Falconer of Glenfarquhar * 1678 (con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Burnett, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 3rd Baronet, (ca. 1658 – January 1714), Lord Clerk Register, PC, MP. He was, at Stonehaven, 21 April 1664, retoured as heir to his father, Sir Alexander Burnett, 2nd Baronet who had died the previous year. The 3rd Baronet is the grandson of Sir Thomas Burnett, 1st Baronet, who completed the reconstruction of Muchalls Castle and the great-grandson of Alexander Burnett of Leys (died 1619), who completed the construction of Crathes Castle. Career Sir Thomas was a Commissioner to the Scottish Parliament for Kincardineshire between 1689 and 1707. In 1689 he subscribed to the Act declaratory of the legality of the Meeting of Estates summoned by the Prince of Orange, and was a signatory to the letter of congratulation him as King William II. In 1690 he was one of nine appointed to a Parliamentary Committee for the Plantation of Kirks and valuation of teinds, and one of four chosen as Lord Clerk Register. On the discovery of plots for the King's assass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinross-shire (Parliament Of Scotland Constituency)
Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Kinross elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates. History of the constituency The small barons and freeholders were first authorised to elect "commissioners of the shire" to represent them in Parliament by an act of King James I in 1428; the sheriffdom of Kinross was to be represented by one commissioner. This act, however, remained inoperative, and the representation of the shires was not established until 1587. For many years the majority of Kinross-shire was owned by the Earl of Morton and the Lord Balfour of Burleigh, who already sat in Parliament as peers. There was therefore no commissioner for the shire, except during the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland when the sheriffdoms of Fife and Kinross were jointly represented by one Member of Parliament at Westminster from 1654 to 1659. This situation continued until the 1670s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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