Ross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)


























Ross-shire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Subdivisions of Scotland Ross-shire

1708–1832
Number of members One
Replaced by Ross & Cromarty
Created from Ross-shire

Ross-shire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. In 1832 it was merged with Cromartyshire to form Ross and Cromarty.



Creation


The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Ross-shire



Members of Parliament

















































































































































Election Member [1]
Party

1708

Hugh Rose


1709

Charles Rosse
Independent Whig

1722

Alexander Urquhart


1727

Charles Rosse


1733

John Munro


1734

Hugh Rose


1741

Charles Ross


1746

Sir Harry Munro, 7th Baronet

Whig

1747

Kenneth Mackenzie, Lord Fortrose


1761

James Stuart-Mackenzie


1780

John Mackenzie


1784

Francis Humberston Mackenzie


1790

William Adam

Whig

1794

Francis Humberston Mackenzie


1796

Sir Charles Lockhart-Ross, 7th Baronet


1806

Alexander Mackenzie-Fraser


1809

Hugh Innes


1812

William Frederick Mackenzie


1814

Charles Mackenzie Fraser


1818

Thomas Mackenzie


1822

Sir James Wemyss Mackenzie, 5th Baronet

Tory


1831

James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie

Whig


1832

constituency abolished


References





  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)



  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)








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