1713 in Scotland
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1713 in: Great Britain • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1713 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
- Lord Advocate – Sir James Stewart
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Thomas Kennedy jointly with Sir James Steuart, Bt.
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick
- Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange
Events
- December – the post of Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow is established, considered as the foundation of the University of Glasgow School of Law.
- The main radial roads into Edinburgh are turnpiked.
Births
- 25 May – John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister of Great Britain and botanist (died 1792 in England)
- 13 October – Allan Ramsay, portrait painter (died 1784 in England)
Deaths
- 20 October – Archibald Pitcairne, physician, classical scholar and satirist (born 1652)
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See also
References
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