1693 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1693 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1693 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1693 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
- Monarch â William II and Mary II
- Secretary of State â John Dalrymple, Master of Stair, jointly with James Johnston
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
- 14 June â Parliament turns its attention to an 'Act for Encouraging of Forraigne Trade' â that would lead to the Darien Scheme[1]
- Start of the "seven ill years" of famine in Scotland
Births
date unknown â
- John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll, soldier and Member of Parliament (died 1770)
Deaths
- 9 April â Walter Scott, Earl of Tarras, nobleman (born 1644)
- 15 May â John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Bargany, peer (born c.1640)
date unknown
- Alexander Fraser, 11th Lord Saltoun, peer (born 1604)
- George Munro, 1st of Newmore, soldier and member of parliament 1602)
