1694 in Scotland
Events from the year 1694 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1694 in: England • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Incumbents
- Monarch – William II jointly with Mary II until 28 December, then as sole monarch.
- Secretary of State – John Dalrymple, Master of Stair, jointly with James Johnston
Law officers
- Lord Advocate – Sir James Stewart
- Solicitor General for Scotland – ??
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Stair
- Lord Justice General – Lord Lothian
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ormiston
Events
- 7 September – Thomas Joseph Nicolson is nominated titular bishop of Peristasis and first Vicar Apostolic of Scotland[1]
Births
- 4 October – Lord George Murray, Jacobite general (died 1760)
- 15 October – Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas, nobleman (died 1761)
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- Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet, genealogist (died 1760)
Deaths
- 18 April – William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton, nobleman, summoned the Convention of Edinburgh which offered the Scottish crown to William and Mary in March 1689 (born 1634)
- 25 July – Robert Fleming, Presbyterian minister (born 1630)
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See also
References
- History and Archives Archived 3 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine www.rcag.org.uk, accessed 28 April 2013
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