Haddington Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Haddington Burghs Burgh constituency |
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| Created: | 1708 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Haddington Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 until 1885, representing a seat for one Member of Parliament (MP).
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The constituency consisted of the Haddingtonshire burghs of Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick, the Berwickshire burgh of Lauder, and the Roxburghshire burgh of Jedburgh.
In 1885, Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick wre merged into the county constituency of Haddingtonshire , Lauder was merged into the county constituency of Berwickshire, and Jedburgh was merged into the county constituency of Roxburghshire.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1708 Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
- 1722 Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet
- 1734 James Fall
- 1742 Sir Hew Dalrymple
- 1747 Andrew Fletcher
- 1761 Sir Hew Dalrymple
- 1768 Patrick Warrender
- 1774 John Maitland
- 1780 Francis Charteris
- 1787 William Fullarton
- 1790 Thomas Maitland
- 1796 Robert Baird
- 1802 Thomas Maitland
- 1805 John Dalrymple
- 1806 Henry Erskine
- 1806 William Lamb
- 1807 Sir George Warrender
- 1812 Thomas Maitland
- 1813 Anthony Maitland
- 1818 Dudley North
- 1820 Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton
- 1826 Adolphus Dalrymple
- 1831 Robert Steuart
- 1831 Adolphus Sir Dalrymple
- 1832 Robert Steuart
- 1841 James Maitland Balfour
- 1847 Sir Henry Ferguson Davie, Liberal
- 1878 Lord William Hay
- 1879 Sir David Wedderburn
- 1882 Alexander Craig Sellar
