Before the

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 te ...

, the

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s of the shire of Ross elected

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s to represent them in the unicameral

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and in the

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. From

1708 In the Swedish calendar it was a leap year starting on Wednesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–June * January 1 – Charles XII of Sweden invades Russia, by crossing th ...

Ross-shire Ross-shire (; gd, Siorrachd Rois) is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands. The county borders Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire – a county consisting of ...

was represented by one Member of Parliament in the

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List of shire commissioners

* 1649–50: Robert Munro of Obsdaill G. E. C., ''The Complete Baronetage'', volume II (1902
p. 400
During the

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, the sheriffdoms of Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty were jointly represented by one Member of Parliament in the

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at Westminster. After

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, the Parliament of Scotland was again summoned to meet in Edinburgh. * 1661–63, 1685, 1689–93: Sir George Munro of Culraine and Newmore (died 1693) * 1661–63, 1678 (convention), 1681–82, 1685:

Sir George Mackenzie Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636 – May 8, 1691) was a Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer. Early life Mackenzie, who was born in Dundee, was the son of Sir Simon Mackenzie of Lochslin (died c. 1666) and Elizabe ...

of Tarbat and Cromarty * 1665 convention: John Mackenzie of Inverlawell * 1669–74: David Ross of Balnagown * 1669–74: Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh * 1678 (convention), 1681–82: Sir Roderick Mackenzie of Findone * 1685–86: Sir Donald Bayne of Tulloch * 1689–97: Sir John Munro of Foulis (died 1697) * 1693–1702:

Sir Alexander Mackenzie Sir Alexander Mackenzie (or MacKenzie, gd, Alasdair MacCoinnich; – 12 March 1820) was a Scottish explorer known for accomplishing the first crossing of America north of Mexico in 1793. The Mackenzie River is named after him. Early life ...

of Coul * 1697–1701: Sir Robert Munro of Foulis * 1702–07: Sir Kenneth Mackenzie of Scatwell * 1702–04: Sir Kenneth Mackenzie of Gairloch (died 1704) * 1704–07: George Mackenzie of Cromarty and Grandvale''Complete Baronetage'', vol. II
p. 356

List of shire commissioners

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