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Lord High Commissioner To The Parliament Of Scotland

The Lord High Commissioners were appointed from 1603 until 1707 ; the Act Of Union 1707 , which merged the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament Of England to create the Parliament Of Great Britain , rendered the post redundant.

LIST OF LORD HIGH COMMISSIONERS

1605: John Graham, 3rd Earl Of Montrose

1607: Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke Of Lennox

1609: George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal

1621: James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess Of Hamilton

1639: John, Earl Of Traquair

1641: James, Lord Balmerino

1646: James Hamilton, 1st Duke Of Hamilton

1660: John Middleton, 1st Earl Of Middleton

1663: John Leslie, 7th Earl Of Rothes

1669: John Maitland, 1st Duke Of Lauderdale

1670: John Maitland, 1st Duke Of Lauderdale

1672: John Maitland, 1st Duke Of Lauderdale

1680: James, Duke Of Albany And York , later James VII

1685: William Douglas, 1st Duke Of Queensberry

1686: Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl Of Moray

1689: George Melville, 4th Lord Melville , later Earl of Melville

1692: Robert Kerr, Earl Of Lothian

1694: John Hay, 1st Marquess Of Tweeddale

1696: John, Earl Of Tullibardine

1700: James Douglas, 2nd Duke Of Queensberry

1702: James Douglas, 2nd Duke Of Queensberry

1703: James Douglas, 2nd Duke Of Queensberry

1704: John Hay, 2nd Marquess Of Tweeddale

1705: John Campbell, 2nd Duke Of Argyll

1707: James Douglas, 2nd Duke Of Queensberry

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Lord High Commissioner To The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland