Was the position of a Member of Parliament a paid position c1830? If so would they also enjoys expenses? I imagine it would be quite onerous for a Scottish politician to both tavel and accomodate himself while the house was sitting in London. Murray Reid NZ

Murray MY UNDERSTANDING, is that they were not paid to be a member or for the travel, etc I know of a Dr John Boyd in Antrim in the 1840's - I think - who got into financial trouble because he a member of Parliament in London. However, I could not say when they did get paid - suspect the early 1900's - but look up Dr google under something like "When did House of Common Members get paid" and see what you get. It might even have it on the Common's website. Mike Boyd Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: mhhr via Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 8:39 AM To: Rootsweb Ayrshire Subject: [AYR] Members of Parliament. Was this a paid position? Was the position of a Member of Parliament a paid position c1830? If so would they also enjoys expenses? I imagine it would be quite onerous for a Scottish politician to both tavel and accomodate himself while the house was sitting in London. Murray Reid NZ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message