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and in the Convention of Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1690. After 1708,

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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'' (1907
p. 68
* 1605: William Douglas of Whittingehame * 1605 parliament and convention: — Hepburn, laird of Waughton * 1607: Sir Archibald Douglas of Whittingehame * 1608: Sir Archibald Douglas of Whittingehame * 1609 convention: — Hepburn, laird of Waughton * 1612: Sir James Douglas of Spott * 1612: Sir Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick * 1617 parliament and convention: Sir John Home of North Berwick * 1617 parliament and convention: Sir William Seton * 1621: Sir Robert Hepburn * 1622: John Hamilton of PrestonFoster, p. 170. * 1625 convention: Archibald Acheson of Gosford * 1625 convention: Sir John Seton * 1628–1633: John Hamilton of Preston * 1628–1633:

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of ElibankFoster, p. 270. * 1630 convention: Sir Robert Richardson of Pencaitland * 1639–1641: Sir John Hamilton of Preston * 1639–1641: Sir Patrick Hepburn of Waughton * 1640–1641:

of Elibank * 1643–1644 convention: Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie * 1643–1644 convention: Sir Patrick Hepburn of Waughton * 1644–1645: Sir John St Clair of Hermistoun * 1644–1647: — Cockburn, laird of Clerkington (possibly son of Sir Richard Cockburn of Clerkington)Foster, p. 73. * 1644–1647: Sir William Scott of ClerkingtounFoster, p. 308. * 1645–1647: Sir John Hamilton of Biel * 1648: Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie * 1648: Sir William Scott of Clerkingtoun * 1648–1649: John Cockburn of Ormiston * 1649–1651: Robert Hepburn of KeithFoster, p. 179. * 1650: John Hepburn of Waughton * 1650: Sir Alexander Hope of Grantoun * 1650–1651: Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie * 1661–1663: Sir Thomas Hamilton of PrestonFoster, p. 173. * 1661–1663: Sir Peter Wedderburn of Gosford * 1665 convention: Sir Thomas Hamilton of Preston * 1665 convention: Sir Peter Wedderburn of Gosford * 1667 convention: Sir Thomas Hamilton of Preston * 1667 convention: Sir Peter Wedderburn of Gosford * 1669–1674: Sir James Hay of Linplum * 1669–1674: Sir Peter Wedderburn of Gosford * 1669–1674: John Hay, sheriff-depute * 1678 convention: Adam Cockburn of Ormiston * 1678 convention: James Fletcher of Salton * 1681–1682: Adam Cockburn of Ormiston * 1681–1682: Andrew Fletcher of SaltounFoster, p. 137. * 1685–1686: Sir John Lauder of FountainhallFoster, p. 208.''Complete Baronetage'', vol. IV
p. 361
* 1685–1686: John Wedderburn of GosfordFoster, p. 354. * 1689 convention: Adam Cockburn of Ormiston * 1689 convention: Sir Robert Sinclair of StevenstonFoster, p. 317. * 1689–1692: Adam Cockburn of Ormiston (vacated on appointment as

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, 28 November 1692) * 1689–1702: Sir Robert Sinclair of Stevenston * 1690–1702: Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall * 1690–1702: William Morison of Prestongrange * 1693–1702: William Hepburn of Beinstoun * 1702–1707: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun * 1702–1707: John Cockburn, younger of Ormiston * 1702–1707: Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall * 1702–1707: William Nisbet of Dirleton In February 1707, Cockburn and Nisbet were elected by the other shire commissioners to serve among the Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain.Scotland
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Online. Accessed 9 April 2014.

References

* Joseph Foster,
Members of Parliament, Scotland
' (2nd edition, 1882) {{Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland (to 1707) Politics of East Lothian History of East Lothian 1707 disestablishments in Scotland Constituencies disestablished in 1707