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Buteshire
Scottish County
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964
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Background Information
Alternated with Caithness
Number of voters:
12 in 1788
Elections
Date | Candidate |
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1 May 1761 | James Stuart of Kerimoran |
3 June 1762 | Henry Wauchope vice Stuart, deceased |
3 Nov. 1774 | Hon. James Stuart |
22 Apr. 1784 | Hon. James Stuart |
Main Article
This constituency was controlled by the Earl of Bute. In 1788 eight of its electors were closely connected with Bute, including his brother, his four sons, and two dependants. Of the remaining four electors, at least three were attached to the Bute interest.1
Author: Edith Lady Haden-Guest
Notes
- 1. Pol. State of Scotland 1788, pp. 75-76.