This page was last updated on 11 August 2021 Click here to  Print this page Biography finder A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     Index of first names Representative peers             Representative peers are nobles who formed a uniquely Scottish institution, dating from the Treaty of Union of 1707 when Scotland's peers elected 16 of their number to sit in the Lords. In recognition of this, the group were entitled to use the post-nominal "RP" – until their offices were abolished in the Peerage Act of 1963 Representative peers were elected from the Peerage of Scotland to sit in the House of Lords after the Acts of Union 1707 abolished the Parliament of Scotland, where, as a unicameral legislature, all Scottish Peers had been entitled to sit. From 1707 to 1963 there were sixteen Scottish representative peers, all elected from among the peerage of Scotland to sit for one parliament. After each dissolution of parliament, a new election of representative peers from Scotland took place, although the Irish representative peers held their seats in parliament for life. Under the Peerage Act 1963 which came into effect in August that year, all Scottish peers were given seats in the House of Lords as of right, thus after that date no further Scottish representative peers were needed.       Elected   Ceased James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry   13 February 1707   15 April 1708 James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton   17 June 1708   15 November 1712 Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk    8 October 1713   5 January 1715 Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk   21 April 1722    13 March 1739 George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton   17 November 1730   4 January 1738 James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton   12 May 1739   12 October 1768 William Douglas, 3rd Earl of March   5 May 1761   14 February 1787 George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton   8 May 1784   11 June 1790 Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk   28 March 1787   11 June 1790 Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk   10 June 1793    20 May 1796 Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk    4 December 1806   10 June 1818 Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry   13 November 1812   3 December 1832 George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton   10 April 1828   31 March 1858 Dunbar Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk   3 June 1831   11 April 1885 Sholto Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton   10 May 1859   24 December 1884 John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry   7 March 1872    24 March 1880 Sholto Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton   25 March 1886   8 October 1935 Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry   16 November 1922   10 May 1929 George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk   6 July 1945   31 July 1963           Any contributions will be gratefully accepted     Errors and Omissions The Forum What's new? We are looking for your help to improve the accuracy of The Douglas Archives. If you spot errors, or omissions, then please do let us know Contributions Many articles are stubs which would benefit from re-writing. Can you help? Copyright You are not authorized to add this page or any images from this page to Ancestry.com (or its subsidiaries) or other fee-paying sites without our express permission and then, if given, only by including our copyright and a URL link to the web site.   If you have met a brick wall with your research, then posting a notice in the Douglas Archives Forum may be the answer. Or, it may help you find the answer! You may also be able to help others answer their queries. Visit the Douglas Archives Forum.   2 Minute Survey To provide feedback on the website, please take a couple of minutes to complete our survey.   We try to keep everyone up to date with new entries, via our What's New section on the home page. We also use the Community Network to keep researchers abreast of developments in the Douglas Archives. Help with costs Maintaining the three sections of the site has its costs.  Any contribution the defray them is very welcome Donate   Newsletter If you would like to receive a very occasional newsletter - Sign up! Temporarily withdrawn.

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