Category: Members of Parliament, Wigtownshire

Categories: Wigtownshire, Scotland | British Members of Parliament by Constituency | Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland | Constituencies of the Parliament of Great Britain | Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Wigtownshire, was a Scottish 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 1918. It was represented by one Member of Parliament. The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Wigtownshire which had previously been represented by two Shire Commissioners.

Sources:

• Wikipedia entry for Wigtownshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
• Wikipedia entry for Wigtownshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Andrew Agnew abt 1600 Lochnaw, Wigtownshire, Scotland - 1671

Andrew Agnew abt 1630 Lochnaw, Wigtownshire, Scotland - Jun 1702

Patrick Agnew 1578 Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland - 29 Oct 1661

Herbert (Maxwell) Maxwell of Monreith 08 Jan 1845 Scotland, United Kingdom - 30 Oct 1937

John Stewart aft 1670 Dumfriesshire, Scotland - 22 Apr 1748

Keith (Stewart) Stewart of Glasserton 1739 - 03 Mar 1795

William Stewart 10 Jan 1774 - 07 Jan 1827

Robert Vans Agnew 04 Mar 1817 Scotland - bef 26 Sep 1893

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