Dumbarton (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
Dumbarton 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, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Renfrew and Rutherglen formed the Glasgow district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of burgh commissioners
- 1661–63, 1669-1670: Walter Watson, provost [1]
- 1665 convention:no representation
- 1667 convention: Robert Cuningham [2]
- 1672–73, 1678 (convention): Robert Watson, provost [3]
- 1681–82: William MacFarlane, provost [4]
- 1685–86, 1689 convention, 1689–1702, 1702–07: James Smollett of Bonhill, provost [5]
gollark: But also do consider the future somewhat because not doing that would be bad.
gollark: Never mind, I checked the internet, now I have a rough idea.
gollark: I have no idea what "thermic analysis" is, but... enjoy?
gollark: I can remember random facts fine, just not... life events, at all.
gollark: I did do geography for a while (pre-GCSEs), but it wasn't grouped in with the science stuff. I've also completely forgotten what we did, so very effective teaching right there.
References
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 572,579.
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 577.
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 579,582.
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 584.
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 590,586,599.
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