List of Scottish representative peers

This is a list of representative peers elected from the Peerage of Scotland to sit in the House of Lords after the Acts of Union 1707 abolished the unicameral Parliament of Scotland, where all Scottish Peers had been entitled to sit.

From 1707 to 1963 the House of Lords included sixteen Scottish representative peers, 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. This continued even after the addition of Irish representative peers, who held their seats in the Lords 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.

List of Scottish representative peers 1707–1749 Representative peerElectedCeasedJohn Lindsay, 19th Earl of Crawford13 February 170721 September 1710David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow13 February 170721 September 1710Archibald Campbell, 1st Earl of Ilay (1st time)13 February 17078 August 1713David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven13 February 170721 September 1710William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian13 February 17073 February 1709Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun13 February 170720 November 1731John Erskine, Earl of Mar13 February 17075 January 1715James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose13 February 170721 September 1710James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry (Peerage)13 February 170715 April 1708Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery13 February 17075 January 1715John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe13 February 170721 September 1710James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield (1st time)13 February 170721 September 1710John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1st time)13 February 170715 April 1708John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland13 February 170715 April 1708John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale13 February 170715 April 1708David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss13 February 170721 September 1710James Hamilton, 4th Duke of HamiltonAs an incumbent Representative Peer, the Peer was an automatic seat in the House of Lords which a peerage of Great Britain and United Kingdom was created.17 June 170815 November 1712David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk17 June 17085 January 1715George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney17 June 170829 January 1737John Hamilton-Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes17 June 170821 September 1710William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale (1st time)3 February 17098 August 1713John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl10 November 17105 January 1715John Elphinstone, 4th Lord Balmerino10 November 17105 January 1715Walter Stuart, 6th Lord Blantyre10 November 171023 June 1713Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton10 November 17105 January 1715Alexander Home, 7th Earl of Home10 November 17108 August 1713William Livingston, 3rd Viscount of Kilsyth10 November 17105 January 1715Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull10 November 17105 January 1715William Keith, 9th Earl Marischal10 November 171027 May 1712James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield (2nd time)14 August 17125 January 1715James Livingston, 5th Earl of Linlithgow13 January 17138 October 1713John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland8 October 17135 January 1715John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald8 October 17135 January 1715John Murray, 2nd Earl of Dunmore (1st time)8 October 17135 January 1715David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore8 October 17135 January 1715Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk (1st time)8 October 17135 January 1715William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale (2nd time)3 March 171514 January 1721John Hamilton, 3rd Lord Belhaven and Stenton3 March 171527 November 1721David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan3 March 171517 April 1734James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute3 March 171528 January 1723Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine3 March 171525 December 1730Archibald Campbell, 1st Earl of Ilay (2nd time)3 March 171520 March 1761William Ross, 12th Lord Ross3 March 171510 March 1722John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (2nd time)3 March 171517 April 1734John Sutherland, 16th Earl of Sutherland3 March 171527 June 1733Charles Hay, 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale3 March 171517 December 1715Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington28 February 171617 April 1734William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen1 June 17215 August 1727Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun21 April 172226 February 1742Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk (2nd time)21 April 172213 March 1739John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale (2nd time)21 April 172217 April 1734James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield (3rd time)15 August 172219 August 1730John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes (1st time)13 June 172317 April 1734John Murray, 2nd Earl of Dunmore (2nd time)20 September 172718 April 1752Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont20 September 172717 April 1734William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian19 February 173020 March 1761George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton17 November 17304 January 1738John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford28 January 173224 December 1749James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl21 September 173327 April 1741Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Balcarres4 June 173425 July 1736Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch4 June 173427 April 1741Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart4 June 173420 December 1740James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater4 June 173420 March 1761John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun4 June 173427 April 1782Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore4 June 173418 June 1747William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland4 June 173418 June 1747John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland22 October 173618 June 1747John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1st time)14 April 173727 April 1741John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (1st time)14 March 173820 March 1761James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton12 May 173912 October 1768William Home, 8th Earl of Home13 June 174128 April 1761Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale13 June 174115 July 1744James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray13 June 17415 July 1767James Somerville, 13th Lord Somerville13 June 174118 June 1747John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale (1st time)30 April 17429 December 1762John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (3rd time)12 October 17449 May 1747George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen (1st time)1 August 174720 March 1761Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon1 August 17475 August 1752James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale (1st time)1 August 174720 March 1761Alexander Leslie, 5th Earl of Leven1 August 17478 April 1754John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes (2nd time)1 August 174710 December 1767

1750–1799 Representative peerElectedCeasedHugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont15 March 175025 March 1784John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1st time)9 July 175211 March 1768Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart16 November 175214 August 1776David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont21 May 175420 May 1796James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn (Peerage)5 May 176114 February 1787John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll5 May 17619 November 1770John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (2nd time)5 May 17611 September 1780John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1st time)5 May 176130 September 1774Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton5 May 176124 October 1769William Douglas, 3rd Earl of March5 May 176114 February 1787John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (2nd time)12 August 176119 July 1767William Sutherland, 18th Earl of Sutherland8 March 176316 June 1766John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl21 August 17665 November 1774Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (Peerage)1 October 176725 March 1784John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne1 October 17677 March 1776Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount Irvine26 April 176827 June 1778Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery26 April 176825 March 1784William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian21 December 176830 September 1774James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll17 January 177030 September 1774John Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Stair2 January 177130 September 1774George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen (2nd time)15 November 177411 June 1790John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (2nd time)15 November 17741 September 1780Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassilis15 November 177430 November 1775George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie15 November 177415 November 1787John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway (Peerage)15 November 177411 June 1790John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (2nd time)24 January 177611 June 1790Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton13 June 177620 May 1796David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassilis14 November 177611 June 1790William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian24 September 177811 June 1790John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl (Peerage)17 October 178025 March 1784James Cunningham, 13th Earl of Glencairn17 October 178025 March 1784James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale (2nd time)24 July 178225 March 1784Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres (1st time)8 May 178420 May 1796John Campbell, 4th Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (Peerage)8 May 178424 October 1806John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone (1st time)8 May 178419 August 1794James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun (1st time)8 May 178411 June 1790Francis Stuart, 9th Earl of Moray (Peerage)8 May 178420 May 1796George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton (Peerage)8 May 178411 June 1790George Kinnaird, 7th Lord Kinnaird28 March 178711 June 1790Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk (1st time)28 March 178711 June 1790William Cathcart, 10th Lord Cathcart10 January 178829 September 1812Patrick McDouall-Crichton, 6th Earl of Dumfries24 July 17907 April 1803Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1st time)24 July 179029 April 1807George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow24 July 179010 June 1818Archibald Erskine, 7th Earl of Kellie24 July 179020 May 1796James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale (Peerage)24 July 179020 May 1796James Sandilands, 9th Lord Torphichen24 July 179029 June 1802Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk (2nd time)10 June 179320 May 1796John Dalrymple, 6th Earl of Stair (1st time)10 June 179329 April 1807James Somerville, 14th Lord Somerville7 August 179316 April 1796James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun (2nd time) (Peerage)23 October 179420 May 1796George Gordon, 5th Earl of Aboyne (1st time)30 June 179624 October 1806Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis30 June 179624 October 1806George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1st time)30 June 179624 October 1806George Hay, 16th Earl of Erroll30 June 179614 June 1798Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier (1st time)30 June 179624 October 1806William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk (1st time)30 June 179629 April 1807John Somerville, 15th Lord Somerville30 June 179629 April 1807John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1st time)30 June 179624 October 1806George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale30 June 17969 August 1804Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton15 August 179824 October 1806

1800–1849