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Perth (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland Not to be confused with Perth (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Perth was a royal burgh that returned one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.

After the Acts of Union 1707, Perth, Cupar, Dundee, Forfar and St Andrews formed the Perth district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of burgh commissioners

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1661–63: John Paterson of Benchillis
1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–74: Patrick Threipland of Fingask, merchant, provost
1678 convention: Patrick Hay, merchant, provost
1681–82, 1685–86: John Glass, provost
1689 convention, 1689–1701: Robert Smith, former baillie
1702–07: Alexander Robertson of Craig

References

Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 574.
G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, vol. IV (1904) p. 356.
Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 583.
Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 588.
Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 596.
Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 601.

See also

List of constituencies in the Parliament of Scotland at the time of the Union

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Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland before the Act of Union 1707

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