Selkirkshire

Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Selkirk (also called Ettrick Forest) elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates. From 1708 Selkirkshire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain. List of shire commissioners 1607: Sir Robert Scott of Thirlestane 1612: Sir Gideon Murray of Elibank 1612: Sir John Murray of Philiphaugh and Falahill 1617: Sir Patrick Murray of Elibank, 1st Baronet 1617, 1621: George Pringle of Torwoodlee 1621, 1630: Sir James Pringle of Galashiels 1633: Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh and Falahill 1633: James Pringle of Whytbank 1639–40: Andrew Riddell of Haining 1639–41, 1643: Robert Scott of Whitslade 1641, 1645: James Pringle of Torwoodlee 1641, 1643–44, 1644–46: Sir William Scott of Harden 1644–45: Robert Scott of Hartwoodmyres 1645–47, 1650–51: Sir Walter Scott of Whitslade 1646–47, 1648–49: Colonel Walter Scott of Hartwoodburn 1648–49: Patrick Scott of Thirlestane 1650: Sir William Scott of Harden 1661: Sir John Murray of Philiphaugh 1661–63: Thomas Scott of Whitslade 1665 convention: John Riddell of Haining 1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–74: Patrick Murray of Deuchar 1667 convention: William Scott of Hartwoodmyres 1669–74, 1685–86, 1693–1701: Sir Francis Scott of Thirlestane 1678: John Riddell of Haining 1678 convention, 1681–82: James Murray of Philiphaugh 1681–82: Hugh Scott of Galashiels 1685–86: Sir William Hay of Drumelzier, privy counsellor 1689–90: Sir William Scott the younger of Harden (expelled 1693) 1689: George Pringle of Torwoodlee (died 1689) 1693–1701: James Pringle of Torwoodlee 1702: Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh; elected for Selkirkshire but sat instead as Lord Clerk Register 1702–07: John Murray of Bowhill 1703–07: John Pringle of Haining (replacing Philiphaugh) See also List of constituencies in the Parliament of Scotland at the time of the Union