Edinburgh (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Edinburgh
Former Constituency
for the Parliament of Scotland
Former constituency
Abolished 1707
Replaced by Edinburgh

Edinburgh was a burgh constituency represented in the Parliament of Scotland and the Convention of the Estates to 1707.

Members of Parliament

Parliaments of David II

Parliaments of James II

1504–1707

ParliamentSessionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1504 Alexander Lauder of Blyth
1524 Francis Bothwell
1525
1526
1528
1531
1532
1535
1644 1 Sir John Smyth of Grottell (Provost) Robert Mecklejohne
2 Robert Mackeane
3
4
5
6 Edward Edyer David Douglas
1648 1 Archbald Sydserff (Merchant Burgess) David Douglas
2 Sir James Stuart, of Kirkfeild (Provost) Covenanter James Borthuik
3
4
5
6 Sir John Smyth of Grottell James Monteith
7
8 Archbald Sydserff (Merchant Burgess)
1654 Samuel Desborrow (Commissioner for the Revenues) George Downing (Scout-Master-General)
1656 Lord Broghill Andrew Ramsay, Lord Abbotshall
1659 John Tomfon Auditor General for Scotland
1661 1 Sir Robert Murray, of Cameron James Borthuik, Deacon of the Chirurgeons
2-3 Johne Milne, Vice Deacon of the Chirurgeons
1665 - Andrew Ramsay, Lord Abbotshall John Somervell (Skinner)
1667 - Andrew Ramsay, Lord Abbotshall John Somervell (Skinner)
1669 1 Andrew Ramsay, Lord Abbotshall Arthour Temple, of Ravelrig (Chirurgeon)
2-4 William Hamiltoun
1678 - Francis Kinloch, Lord Provost Alexander Reid, Deacon of the Goldsmiths
1681 - Sir James Field, of Preistfield (Provost) Edward Cleghorne (Goldsmith)
1685 - Sir James Foulis, of Redfoord Sir John Maitland, of Ravelrig
1689 (March) 1 Sir John Hall of Dunglass George Stirling
1689 (June) 1-4 Sir John Hall of Dunglass George Stirling
5 Alexander Thomson
6-9 Sir Robert Cheislie
10
1703 1-4 Sir Patrick Johnstone Court Robert Inglis
1707 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Edinburgh

See also

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