Perthshire

Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Perth elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1690. From 1708 Perthshire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain. List of shire commissioners 1617-? George Auchinleck, Lord Balmanno 1639–41: Sir John Moncreiff of Moncreiff 1639–41: Thomas Ruthven of Frieland 1643: Patrick Kinnaird of Inchstair 1643: George Graeme of Invhbraikle 1644–45: Laird of Gleneagles (Haldane) 1644–45: Laird of Balhousie (Hay) 1645–47: Laird of Frieland (Ruthven) 1645–47: Lair of Aldie (Mercer) 1648: Laird of Inchmertene (Ogilvie) 1648: Laird of Balthayok (Blair) 1649–51: Sir Thomas Ruthven 1649–50: Sir John Brown 1650–51: Laird of Ardblair (Blair) 1661–63: Mungo Murray of Garth 1661–63: Sir George Kinnaird of Rossie 1665 convention, 1667 convention: Sir John Drummond of Burnbank 1665 convention, 1667 convention: Sir Thomas Stewart of Gairntellie 1669–74, 1678 convention, 1681–82, 1685–86: Lt-Gen. William Drummond of Cromlix 1669–70: Sir Mungo Murray of Garth (died c.1670) 1672: Sir Gilbert Stewart of Tillineddes (died c.1672) 1673–74: Sir William Murray of Ochtertyre 1678 convention: John Graham of Fintrie 1681–82, 1685: Mungo Haldane of Gleneagles (died 1685) 1685–86: Sir John Murray of Drumcairn 1689 convention, 1689–93: John Haldane of Gleneagles (expelled 1693) 1689 convention, 1689–93: Sir James Ramsay of Bamff (expelled 1693) 1690–1702: Sir Colin Campbell of Aberuchill 1690–1702: Adam Drummond of Megginch 1693–95: Sir Alexander Menzies of that Ilk (died 1695) 1693–97: Thomas Hay of Balhousie (ennobled as Viscount Dupplin 1697) 1695–1701: Robert Hay of Strowie 1698–1701: James Craigie the younger 1702: William Oliphant of Gask (died c1702) 1702–07: Sir Patrick Murray of Ochtertyre 1702-07: Mungo Graham of Gorthie 1702–07: John Haldane of Gleneagles 1704–07: John Murray of Strowan