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Ross-shire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the
Parliament of Great BritainThe Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
from 1708 to 1801 and of the
Parliament of the United KingdomThe Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
from 1801 to 1832. In 1832 it was merged with Cromartyshire to form
Ross and CromartyRoss and Cromarty was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system....
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Member of Parliament
- 1708 Hugh Rose
- 1709 Charles Rosse
- 1722 Alexander Urquhart
- 1727 Charles Rosse
- 1733 John Munro
John Munro, 4th of Newmore represented the county of Ross in parliament from 1733 to 1734. John Munro was a great-grandson of Sir George Munro, 1st of Newmore and continued his family's political and military taditions....
- 1734 Hugh Rose
- 1741 Charles Ross
- 1746 Sir Harry Munro, 7th Baronet
- 1747 Kenneth Mackenzie, Lord Fortrose
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- 1761 James Stuart-Mackenzie
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- 1780 John Mackenzie
- 1784 Francis Humberston Mackenzie
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- 1790 William Adam
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- 1794 Francis Humberston Mackenzie
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- 1796 Sir Charles Lockhart-Ross, 7th Baronet
- 1806 Alexander Mackenzie-Fraser
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- 1809 Hugh Innes
- 1812 William Frederick Mackenzie
- 1814 Charles Mackenzie Fraser
- 1818 Thomas Mackenzie
- 1822 Sir James Wemyss Mackenzie, 5th Baronet
- 1831 James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie
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