Dumfries

Dumfries was a royal burgh that returned one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates. After the Acts of Union 1707, Dumfries, Annan, Kirkcudbright, Lochmaben and Sanquhar formed the Dumfries district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain. List of burgh commissioners 1661, 1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–74: John Irving, provost 1678 convention, 1681–82: William Craik, provost 1685–86: William Fingask, baillie (died 1686) 1686: John Sharp of Collistoun, councillor 1689 (convention), 1689–93: James Kennan (died c.1694) 1695–1702, 1702–07: Robert Johnstone, provost