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1712 in Scotland
Summary
Events from the year
1712 in Scotland
.
←
1711
1710
1709
1708
1707
1712
in
Scotland
→
1713
1714
1715
1716
1717
Centuries:
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
Decades:
1690s
1700s
1710s
1720s
1730s
See also:
List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1712 in:
Great Britain
•
Wales
•
Elsewhere
Incumbents
edit
Secretary of State for Scotland
:
The Earl of Mar
Law officers
edit
Lord Advocate
–
Sir James Stewart
Solicitor General for Scotland
–
Thomas Kennedy
jointly with
Sir James Steuart, Bt.
Judiciary
edit
Lord President of the Court of Session
–
Lord North Berwick
Lord Justice General
–
Lord Ilay
Lord Justice Clerk
–
Lord Grange
Events
edit
3 March –
Scottish Episcopalians Act 1711
comes into effect, leading to incorporation of the
Scottish Episcopal Church
.
1 May – the
Church Patronage (Scotland) Act 1711
comes into effect.
3 October – warrant issued for the arrest of outlaw
Rob Roy MacGregor
by
Sir James Stewart (Lord Advocate)
at the instigation of
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose
.
[1]
Births
edit
12 March –
Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet
, politician (died
1790
)
25 September –
James Veitch, Lord Elliock
, judge, politician and landowner (died
1793
)
26 September –
Alexander Hamilton
, physician and satirical writer in colonial Maryland (died
1756
)
8 October –
Alison Cockburn
, née Rutherford, poet, wit and socialite (died
1794
)
21 October –
James Steuart
, economist (died
1780
)
[2]
22 October –
James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn
(born, and died
1789
, in England)
Deaths
edit
12 July –
Richard Cromwell
,
Lord Protector
of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1658–59 (born
1626
, and died, in England)
23 September –
Thomas Halyburton
, theologian (born
1674
)
15 November –
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
, Premier
Peer of Scotland
(born
1658
; killed in a
celebrated duel
in England)
See also
edit
Scotland portal
Timeline of Scottish history
References
edit
^
"Notable Dates in History".
The Scots Independent
. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016
. Retrieved
1 March
2016
.
^
"Sir James Steuart Denham, 4th Baronet | Scottish economist | Britannica".
www.britannica.com
. Retrieved
31 May
2022
.