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New Galloway was a
royal burgh A royal burgh () was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished by law in 1975, the term is still used by many former royal burghs. Most royal burghs were either created by ...
that elected one
Commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
to the
Parliament of Scotland The Parliament of Scotland ( sco, Pairlament o Scotland; gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707. The parliament evolved during the early 13th century from the king's council o ...
before 1707.


Constituency

New Galloway New Galloway ( gd, Gall-Ghàidhealaibh Nuadh) is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the west side of the valley of the Water of Ken, north of the end of Loch Ken. Before the local governme ...
in the
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbrightshire ( ), or the County of Kirkcudbright or the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright is one of the historic counties of Scotland, covering an area in the south-west of the country. Until 1975, Kirkcudbrightshire was an administrative county ...
was made a royal burgh by charter of
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in 1630, and this was confirmed by Act of Parliament in 1633.


Burgh Commissioners

* 1633-1644: Robert Gordon of Knockbrex * 1661–1663, 1667 convention, 1669–1674: Robert Dickson of Bughtrig * 1685-1686: Robert Alexander, merchant * 1689 convention, 1689-1690: James Gordon of Craichlaw (died 1690) * 1690-1702: Hugh Dalrymple of North Berwick * 1703-1707: George Home of WhitfieldFoster, p. 181


See also

*
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References

Joseph Foster,
Members of Parliament, Scotland
' (London and Aylesbury, 1882) Burghs represented in the Parliament of Scotland (to 1707) History of Galloway Politics of Dumfries and Galloway 1633 establishments in Scotland 1707 disestablishments in Scotland Constituencies established in 1633 Constituencies disestablished in 1707 {{UK-hist-constituency-stub