Scottish Constituencies and MPs


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Anstruther Easter Burghs, 26 May 1708 - 21 December 1832

Burgh constituency

Date MP Party
26 May 1708 Sir John Anstruther (b c 1678)
10 April 1712 George Hamilton
18 September 1713 Sir John Anstruther (b c 1678) Squadrone
Whig in 1717
16 February 1715 Philip Anstruther (b c 1680) Whig supporter
29 May 1741 Hon John Stewart Argyll supporter
23 Jul 1747 Philip Anstruther (b c 1680) Whig supporter
10 May 1754 Sir Henry Erskine
17 January 1766 Sir John Anstruther (b 27 December 1718)
1 November 1774 Philip Anstruther (b 13 January 1752)
9 January 1778 George Damer, later Earl of Dorchester
6 October 1780 Sir John Anstruther (b 27 December 1718)
21 January 1783 John Anstruther (b 27 March 1753)
12 July 1790 Sir John Anstruther (b 27 December 1718)
20 March 1793 Robert Anstruther (b 31 December 1757)
1 July 1794 William Dundas
21 June 1796 John Anstruther (b 27 March 1753)
19 August 1797 Alexander Campbell
25 November 1806 Sir John Anstruther (b 1 June 1785)
14 March 1818 Alexander Maconochie
26 July 1819 Sir William Rae
4 July 1826 James Balfour
24 May 1831 Andrew Johnston

Anstruther Easter Burghs consisted of the towns of Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Kilrenny and Pittenweem.

The constituency was abolished in 1832.



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