Before the

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, the

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s of the shire of Roxburgh (also called

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) elected

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s to represent them in the unicameral

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

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was represented by one Member of Parliament in the

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List of shire commissioners

* 1617 and 1621: Andrew Riddell of Riddell G. E. C., ''The Complete Baronetage'', vol. II (1902
p. 351
* 1628–33, 1646–47, 1650: Sir Walter Riddell of Riddell * 1639–41: Robert Pringle of Stichell * 1645, 1648–49,

1659 Events January–March * January 14 – In the Battle of the Lines of Elvas, fought near the small city of Elvas in Portugal during the Portuguese Restoration War, the Spanish Army under the command of Luis Méndez de Haro suf ...

: Sir Andrew Kerr of Greenhead''Complete Baronetage'', vol. II
p. 428
* 1661–63: Sir Archibald Douglas of Caveria * 1661–63, 1667 (convention), 1669–74: Sir Gilbert Eliott of Stobs''Complete Baronetage'', vol. IV
p. 258
* 1665 (convention): John Scot of Langshaw * 1665 (convention), 1667 (convention): Harie McDowd * 1669–74: Sir Andrew Kerr of Greenhead * 1678 (convention), 1681–82: Robert Pringle of Stichell * 1678 (convention), 1681–82: Henry McDougal of McCairston * 1685–86, 1689 (convention), 1689–93: Patrick Scott of

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(expelled) * 1685–86, 1702–07: Sir William Kerr of Greenhead * 1689 (convention), 1689–1693: Sir William Eliott of Stobs (expelled) * 1693–1702, 1702–07: Sir William Bennet of Grubbet * 1693–1702: John Scott of Wooll * 1690–1700: Sir John Riddell of Riddell (died c.1700) * 1690–98: Sir William Douglas of Cavers, sheriff (died c.1698) * 1698–1700: Sir James Scott of Galla * 1700–02, 1702–07:

Archibald Douglas, 13th of Cavers Archibald Douglas, 13th of Cavers was a Scottish politician. In 1701, prior to the Union of Scotland and England, Douglas had been able to return himself as one of Roxburghshire's four Commissioners to the Scottish Parliament. In his electoral ca ...

, sheriff * 1702-07 Sir Gilbert Elliot of Minto ''Complete Baronetage'', vol. IV
p. 393

List of shire commissioners

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