Before the
Acts of Union 1707
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, the
baron
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s of the
shire of Selkirk (also called
Ettrick Forest
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) elected
commissioner
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In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
s to represent them in the unicameral
Parliament of Scotland
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and in the
Convention of the Estates.
From
1708
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Events
January–June
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Selkirkshire
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was represented by one Member of Parliament in the
House of Commons of Great Britain
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.
List of shire commissioners
* 1607: Sir Robert Scott of
Thirlestane
* 1612: Sir Gideon Murray of Elibank
* 1612: Sir John Murray of
Philiphaugh
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Places nearby include Bowhill, Broadmeadows, the Ettrick Water, Ettrickbridge, Lindean, Salenside, Yarrowford and the Yair Forest.
Originall ...
and
Falahill
Falahill is a village in the Scottish Borders, in the Moorfoot Hills, at , in the Parish of Heriot, and close to the border with Midlothian.
Nearby are Gilston, the Heriot Water, Oxton, Scottish Borders, Soutra Hill, and Torquhan.
The hill se ...
* 1617:
Sir Patrick Murray
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of Elibank, 1st Baronet
* 1617, 1621: George Pringle of
Torwoodlee
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* 1621, 1630: Sir James Pringle of
Galashiels
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* 1633: Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh and Falahill
* 1633: James Pringle of Whytbank
* 1639–40: Andrew Riddell of
Haining
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* 1639–41, 1643: Robert Scott of Whitslade
* 1641, 1645: James Pringle of Torwoodlee
* 1641, 1643–44, 1644–46: Sir William Scott of Harden
* 1644–45: Robert Scott of Hartwoodmyres
* 1645–47, 1650–51: Sir Walter Scott of Whitslade
* 1646–47, 1648–49: Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn
* 1648–49: Patrick Scott of Thirlestane
* 1650: Sir William Scott of Harden
* 1661: Sir John Murray of Philiphaugh
* 1661–63: Thomas Scott of Whitslade
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* 1665 convention: John Riddell of Haining
* 1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–74: Patrick Murray of Deuchar
* 1667 convention: William Scott of Hartwoodmyres
* 1669–74, 1685–86, 1693–1701: Sir Francis Scott of Thirlestane
* 1678: John Riddell of Haining
* 1678 convention, 1681–82: James Murray of Philiphaugh][
* 1685–86: Sir William Hay of ]Drumelzier
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The area of the village is extensive and includes the settlements of Wrae, Stanhope, Mossfennan and Kingledoors. To the north is Broughton an ...
, privy counsellor[
* 1693–1701: James Pringle of Torwoodlee][
* 1702: Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh; elected for Selkirkshire but sat instead as ]Lord Clerk Register
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* 1702–07: John Murray of BowhillJohn Pringle John Pringle may refer to:
*John Pringle, Lord Haining (c. 1674–1754), Scottish landowner, judge and politician, shire commissioner for Selkirk 1702–07, MP for Selkirkshire 1708–29, Lord of Session
*Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707–1782) ...
of Haining (replacing Philiphaugh)[
]
See also
* List of constituencies in the Parliament of Scotland at the time of the Union
References
* Margaret M. Young, ''The Parliaments of Scotland: Burgh and Shire Commissioners'' (Edinburgh, 1993) vol. 2, pp. 799–800.
Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland (to 1707)
Constituencies disestablished in 1707
1707 disestablishments in Scotland
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