Kincardineshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland
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Kincardineshire (or the Mearns) was a constituency represented in the Parliament of Scotland until 1707.
| Kincardineshire | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Parliament of Scotland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Abolished | 1707 |
List of shire commissioners
- 1607: Laird of Allerdes (Allerdes) [1]
- 1612: John Allerdes, friar of that Ilk [2]
- 1612, 1625, 1630: David Ramsay of Balmain[3]
- 1617 and 1630: Sir Alexander Strachan of Thornton[4]
- 1621: Alexander Burnett of Leys[5]
- 1639–41, 1645–46, 1661–63: Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Balmain[3]
- 1661–63: Alexander Stratton of that Ilk and of Lowrieston [6]
- 1665 convention: not represented
- 1667, 1669–74: Sir David Carnegie of Pitarrow[7]
- 1672–73: Sir David Ramsay of Balmain[3]
- 1678 (convention), 1681–82, 1685–86 Sir Alexander Falconer of Glenfarquhar[8][9]
- 1678 (convention), 1681–82, 1685–86: Sir John Falconer of Balnakellie (died c.1685) [9]
- 1686 William Rait, Laird of Hallgreen[10]
- 1689 (convention), 1689–1702 Alexander Arbuthnott of Knox[11]
- 1689 (convention), 1689–1701, 1702–1707: Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys[12]
- 1702–04: Sir James Falconer of Phesdoe (died 1705) [13]
- 1705–07: Sir David Ramsay of Balmain[3]