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1867 in Scotland
Summary
Events from the year
1867 in
Scotland
.
←
1866
1865
1864
1863
1862
1867
in
Scotland
→
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
Centuries:
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
Decades:
1840s
1850s
1860s
1870s
1880s
See also:
List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1867 in:
The UK
•
Wales
•
Elsewhere
Incumbents
edit
Law officers
edit
Lord Advocate
–
George Patton
until February; then
Edward Strathearn Gordon
Solicitor General for Scotland
–
Edward Strathearn Gordon
; then
John Millar
Judiciary
edit
Lord President of the Court of Session
and
Lord Justice General
–
Lord Colonsay
until 25 February; then
Lord Glencorse
Lord Justice Clerk
–
Lord Glenalmond
, then
Lord Moncreiff
Events
edit
29 April
– the
Caledonian Mercury
newspaper is last published.
9 July
–
Queen's Park F.C.
, Scotland's first senior football club, is formed.
29 August
–
John Hill Burton
is appointed
Historiographer Royal
.
15 October
– A
Statue of Albert, Prince Consort
is unveiled in the grounds of
Balmoral Castle
[1]
28 November
– opening of Baylis's Royal Colosseum Theatre and Opera House,
Glasgow
, which becomes the
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
in May 1869.
[2]
Edinburgh Crystal
glass is first manufactured, by the Edinburgh and Leith
Flint Glass
Company.
The West of Scotland Grand National, predecessor of the
Scottish Grand National
, moves to a new course,
Bogside Racecourse
near
Irvine, North Ayrshire
.
[3]
Births
edit
26 April
–
William Barr
, landscape painter (died
1933 in the United States
)
3 June
–
George Henry Walton
, architect and designer (died 1933 in London)
1 August
–
William Speirs Bruce
, naturalist, polar scientist and oceanographer (died
1921
)
9 August
–
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
, writer of history for children (died 1941 in London)
26 August
–
Robert William Hamilton
, colonial judge and
Liberal
politician (died
1944
)
Deaths
edit
5 January
–
Alexander Smith
, poet (born
1829
)
16 January
–
Alexander Gibson
, surgeon and forest conservator in India (born
1800
)
9 February
–
John Campbell
, surgeon (born
1784
)
24 June
–
Horatio McCulloch
, landscape painter (born
1806
)
The arts
edit
January –
Clara Schumann
and
Joseph Joachim
tour to Edinburgh and Glasgow.
See also
edit
Timeline of Scottish history
1867 in Ireland
References
edit
^
Historic Environment Scotland
. "Balmoral Castle, Statue of Prince Albert (Category C Listed Building) (LB51494)"
. Retrieved
20 April
2023
.
^
"Theatre Royal".
arthurlloyd.co.uk
. Retrieved
14 June
2013
.
^
"Scottish Grand National Facts". Ayr Racecourse. 16 April 2011
. Retrieved
11 April
2013
.