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Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland
Dysart in
Fife 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, Dysart,
Burntisland,
Kinghorn and
Kirkcaldy formed the
Dysart
district of burghs, returning one member between them to the
House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of burgh commissioners
- 1661–63, 1665 convention: David Symson, councillor
[1]
- 1667 convention: William Symson, bailie
[2]
- 1669–74: Henry Beattie, bailie
[3]
- 1678 convention: George Symson
[4]
- 1681–82: John Reddie the younger, merchant, bailie
[5]
- 1685–86, 1689 convention, 1689–90; David Chrystie
[6]
- 1695–1702: Alexander Swinton
[6]
- 1702–03: David Chrystie of Balsillie (died c.1702)
[7]
- 1703–04: George Essone, merchant (died c.1705)
[7]
- 1704–07: John Black, bailie
[7]
References
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 573,575.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 577.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 580.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 582.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 584.
- ^
a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 587,594.
- ^
a
b
c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 600.
See also