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On 30th November 1708 William Johnstone 2nd Baronet [aged 45] was elected MP Dumfries Burghs which seat he held until 1710.
In 1713 William Johnstone 2nd Baronet [aged 50] was elected MP Dunfrieshire and MP Dumfries Burghs which seats he held until 1715.
On 9th May 1713 William Johnstone 2nd Baronet [aged 50] was elected MP Dumfries Burghs which seat he held until 8th August 1713.
In 1713 William Johnstone 2nd Baronet [aged 50] was elected MP Dunfrieshire and MP Dumfries Burghs which seats he held until 1715.
In 1715 William Johnstone 2nd Baronet [aged 52] was elected MP Dunfrieshire which seats he held until 1722.
In 1879 Charles Tennant 1st Baronet [aged 55] was elected MP Glasgow which seat he held until 1880.
In 1780 Hew Dalrymple 3rd Baronet [aged 33] was elected MP Haddingtonshire which seat he held until 1786.
On 26th September 1911 William Glynne Charles Gladstone [aged 26] was elected MP Kilmarnock Boroughs which seat he held until his death in 1915.
In 1892 John William Crombie [aged 33] was elected MP Kincardineshire. He was re-elected in 1895, 1900 and 1906.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 23rd December 1718 Archibald Hamilton [aged 45] was elected MP Lanarkshire at a by-election.
In 1880 Charles Tennant 1st Baronet [aged 56] was elected MP Peebles and Selkirk which seat he held until 1886.