Campbeltown (Parliament of Scotland constituency) facts for kids
Campbeltown is a town in Scotland that played a small but important part in Scottish history. For a few years, it was a special kind of town called a royal burgh. This meant it had certain rights and could send its own representative to the Scottish Parliament.
Campbeltown is located in an area called Kintyre. It officially became a royal burgh on April 19, 1700. This happened because King William II signed a special document, called a charter. The request for Campbeltown to become a royal burgh came from a powerful noble, the Earl of Argyll.
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Campbeltown's Representative in Parliament
From 1700 to 1707, Campbeltown had a special job: it elected one person to represent it in the Estates of Scotland, which was the old Scottish Parliament. This representative was called a Commissioner.
The First and Only Commissioner
The very first and only Commissioner for Campbeltown was Mr Charles Campbell. He started his job on November 2, 1700. Charles Campbell was the brother of the Earl of Argyll. He represented Campbeltown in the Scottish Parliament from 1700 to 1702. He then served again from 1703 until 1707.
Changes After the Union
In 1707, a big change happened in Great Britain. The Act of Union 1707 joined the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England. They became one country called Great Britain. After this, the Scottish Parliament no longer existed on its own.
From then on, Campbeltown was represented in the new Parliament of Great Britain. It joined with other towns in the Ayr district of burghs to elect a shared representative.
See also
- List of constituencies in the Parliament of Scotland at the time of the Union
