Nairnshire was a constituency of the

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before the Union with England in 1707. The

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s of the

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Nairn Nairn (; gd, Inbhir Narann) is a town and royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness, at the point where the River Nairn enters the Moray Firth. It is the tradit ...

elected two

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s to represent them in the Parliament and in the

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. At the time of the Union Hugh Rose, commissioner for Nairnshire was chosen as one of the

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. From 1708

Nairnshire The County of Nairn (also called Nairnshire) ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Narann) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county was used for local administration until the county council, based at the county t ...

elected one Member of Parliament to the

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List of shire commissioners

* 1617, 1628–1633: John Dunbar of Moynes * 1628–1633, 1630 convention: John Campbell of CalderFoster
p. 56
* 1639–1641: James Grant of Moyness * 1643 convention: Alexander Dunbar of BoathFoster
p. 108
* 1646–1647, 1648: Hugh Rose of KilravockFoster
p. 298
* 1646–1647, 1648:

Alexander Brodie Alexander Brodie may refer to: * Sir Alexander Brodie, Lord Brodie (1617–1680) of Brodie, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Elginshire 1643–50 * Alexander Brodie (died 1672) of Lethen, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Nairnshire ...

of LethenFoster
p. 34
* 1661–1663: Sir Hugh Campbell of Calder, sheriffFoster
p. 53
* 1661–63, 1667 convention: James Grant of Moynes * 1665 convention: Hugh Rose of Clava * 1669–1674, 1678 convention, 1681–82: Sir Hugh Campbell of Calder * 1678 (convention), 1681–1682: Duncan Forbes of Culloden * 1685–1686: Hugh Rose of Kilravock * 1685–1686, 1689 (convention), 1689–1693: Sir Hugh Campbell of Calder (expelled 1693) * 1689 convention, 1689–1693: John Hay of Lochley (died c.1693) * 1689: David Brodie of Lethen * 1693–1702: George Brodie of Aslisk * 1693–1695: Alexander Campbell of Calder (died c.1698) * 1700–1702, 1702–1707: Hugh Rose of Kilravock * 1702–1703: Duncan Forbes of Culloden (died 1704) * 1704–1707: John Forbes of CullodenFORBES, John (c.1673-1734), of Culloden, Inverness.
at The History of Parliament Online. Accessed 1 August 2014.

References

* Joseph Foster, ''Members of Parliament, Scotland'', 1882. * Margaret D. Young, ''The Parliaments of Scotland: Burgh and Shire Commissioners'', 1993. Volume 2, p. 797. {{Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland Politics of the county of Nairn Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland (to 1707) Constituencies disestablished in 1707 1707 disestablishments in Scotland