Before the Act of Union 1707, the barons of the shire or sheriffdom of Caithness elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of Estates. After 1708, Caithness alternated with Buteshire in returning one member the House of Commons of Great Britain and later to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

List of shire commissioners

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2014)

References

  1. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 568.
  2. ^ G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, volume II (1902) p. 391.
  3. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 572.
  4. ^ a b Complete Baronetage, volume IV (1904) p. 431.
  5. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 575.
  6. ^ Complete Baronetage, volume IV, p. 390.
  7. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 582.
  8. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 584.
  9. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 586,598.
  10. ^ a b c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 592.
  11. ^ Complete Baronetage, volume IV, p. 442.

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