Before the

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, the

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s of the

shire Shire is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand. It is generally synonymous with county. It was first used in Wessex from the beginn ...

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elected

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s to represent them in the unicameral

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and in the

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. The number of commissioners was increased from two to three in 1693. From

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Argyllshire Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

was represented by one Member of Parliament in the

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List of shire commissioners

* 1593: Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy * 1628–33 : Sir Duncan Campbell of Auchinbreck''Complete Baronetage'', volume II
p. 340
* 1639–41, : Sir Robert Campbell of Glenorchy''Complete Baronetage'', volume II
p. 283
* 1639–41: Sir Duncan Campbell * 1643–44: Sir Robert Campbell of Glenorchy * 1643: Sir Duncan Campbell * 1644–49: Sir Robert Campbell of Glenorchy * 1646–49: James Campbell of Ardkinglass''Complete Baronetage'', volume IV (1904
p. 307
* 1649: Sir Dugald Campbell of Auchinbreck * 1661–63: Sir John Campbell of Glenorchy * 1661–63: John Campbell of Ardchattane * ''1665 convention, 1667 convention: no representatives'' * 1669–74: Sir John Campbell of Glenorchy * 1669–74: Sir John Campbell of Carrick * 1678 convention: Sir John Campbell of Carrick * 1678 convention: Alexander Campbell of Glenstrae * 1681–82: Sir John Campbell of Carrick * 1681–82: Sir John Campbell of Sockoth * 1685–86: Lauchlan Maclean of Brolas, baillie * 1685–86: Archibald Lamont of Inneryne * 1689 convention, 1689–1702: Sir John Campbell of Carrick * 1689 convention, 1689–1700: Sir Duncan Campbell of Auchinbreck * 1693–1702: Sir Colin Campbell of Ardkinglass * 1702–07: John Campbell of Mammore * 1702–07: Sir James Campbell of Auchinbreck * 1702–07:

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of Ardkinglass

List of shire commissioners

References

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