1729 in Scotland
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1729 in: Great Britain • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1729 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch – George II
- Secretary of State for Scotland: vacant
Law officers
- Lord Advocate – Duncan Forbes
- Solicitor General for Scotland – John Sinclair, jointly with Charles Erskine
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick
- Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange
Events
- 8 January – two women arrested in Edinburgh for wearing men’s clothing.[1]
- 6 August – Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh established as the "Hospital for the Sick Poor" or "Physicians' Hospital" in Edinburgh.[2]
- Mackintosh of Borlum publishes An essay on ways and means for inclosing, fallowing, planting, &c. Scotland; and that in sixteen years at farthest, "by a lover of his country", in Edinburgh.[2]
Births
- October – Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet, born William Johnstone, advocate, landowner and politician (died 1805 in London)
- William Buchan, physician (died 1805 in London)
- John Moore, physician and writer (died 1802 in London)
Deaths
- March 21 – John Law, economist (born 1671; died in Venice)
- September 13 – Colen Campbell, architect (born 1676; died in London)
- Gershom Carmichael, philosopher (born c. 1672)
- Sìleas na Ceapaich, Gaelic poet (born c. 1660)
The arts
- Society of St. Luke, Scotland's first art institute, established in Edinburgh.[2]
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See also
References
- "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- Ross, David (2002). Chronology of Scottish History. New Lanark: Geddes & Grosset. ISBN 1-85534-380-0.
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