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• Thomas Dundas (ii)
  [[File:ThomasDundas.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait of Major Thomas Dundas]] ...eral '''Thomas Dundas''' (b. 30 June 1750, d. 3 June 1794) was a Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland, first from 1771 until 1789, then again from 1781 u
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• Thomas Dundas (i)
  '''Thomas Dundas''' (b. circa 1708, d. 16 April 1786) was a Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland from 1768 until 1771, replacing [[James Douglas]]. ...as also a Burgess of Edinburgh, Deputy Lyon King at Arms, and Commissioner of Police.
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• Robert Honyman (i)
  ...Wars. A native of Orkney, he also held office for ten years as a member of parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland. ...ernal descent from Sir Robert Stewart, an illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland.
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• Robert Douglas
  '''Robert Douglas''', (b. circa 1703 - d. [[1745]]) was a Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland from 1730 until his death in 747. {{GBMPs|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Douglas]]'''|'''Member of Parliament for<br>[[Orkney and Shetland (Constituency)|Orkney and Shetland]]'''<br>173
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• Robert Baikie
  ...acing [[Thomas Dundas (ii)|Thomas Dundas]], he serving until [[1781]] when the seat was taken by [[Charles Dundas]] ...ing of 1745, and was paid a pension by the Earls of Morton for his support of their electoral interests.
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• Malcolm Laing
  ...g''' (b. 1762, d. 6 November 1818) was a historian, advocate and Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland from 1807 to 1812. ...r school in Kirkwall, and was a student at Edinburgh University. He joined the Speculative Society in 1782.
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• John Balfour
  ...servant in the East India Company with connections to the Orcadian island of Shapinsay. ...triates, had lent money to the Rajah of Tanjore, who then refused to repay the loans.
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• James Moodie
  ...ames Moodie''' (b. Unknown - d. 4 February 1724) of Orkney was a Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland from 1715 to 1722. ...Melsetter, Orkney. His mother was the daughter of James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton.
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• James Halyburton
  ...Pitcut in Angus and Firth of Orkney was a Lieutenant-Colonel and Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland from 1747 until 1754. ...the British Army in 1721 as an ensign in the 13th Foot, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1750.
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• James Douglas
  ..., also known as ''Guid Sir James'', and ''Black Douglas'', was a Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland. ...in [[1754]], replacing [[John Halyburton]]. He was returned to the seat in the [[1761]] election, and served until [[1768]] when he was replaced by [[Thom
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• Politics
  ...comprehensive and easily accessible database of the history of politics in the Shetland Islands. ...s other contributors who have supplied information. All contributions from the public are welcomed.
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• George Dundas
  ...8, d. 7 October 1834) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland. ...ember of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland and became First Naval Lord in the First Melbourne ministry in August 1834 but died in office just two months
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• George Douglas
  ...' (b. [[1662]] - d. 4 January [[1738]]), was a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Orkney and Shetland and a Scottish nobleman. He was elected to represent the Isles in [[1713]]. He was the 2nd MP for the constituency, replacing [[Sir Alexander Douglas]], and served until [[1715]
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• Charles Dundas
  ...das''', 1st Baron Amesbury (5 August 1751 – 7 July 1832) was a Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland from 1781 to 1784. ...urgh Academy and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar from the Middle Temple, but devoted himself to a political life.
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• Alexander Douglas
  ...was also the first Member of Parliament to the newly formed Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...ent of Scotland, and thus Sir Archibald Stewart of Burray was appointed as the legal Burgh commissioner.
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