1712 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1712 in Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1712 in: Great Britain ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1712 in: Great Britain ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Law officers
- Lord Advocate â Sir James Stewart
- Solicitor General for Scotland â Thomas Kennedy jointly with Sir James Steuart, Bt.
Judiciary
Events
- 3 March â Scottish Episcopalians Act 1711 comes into effect, leading to incorporation of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
- 1 May â the Church Patronage (Scotland) Act 1711 comes into effect.
- 3 October â 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
- 12 March â Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet, politician (died 1790)
- 25 September â James Veitch, Lord Elliock, judge, politician and landowner (died 1793)
- 26 September â Alexander Hamilton, physician and satirical writer in colonial Maryland (died 1756)
- 8 October â Alison Cockburn, née Rutherford, poet, wit and socialite (died 1794)
- 21 October â James Steuart, economist (died 1780)[2]
- 22 October â James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn (born, and died 1789, in England)
Deaths
- 12 July â Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1658â59 (born 1626, and died, in England)
- 23 September â Thomas Halyburton, theologian (born 1674)
- 15 November â James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Premier Peer of Scotland (born 1658; killed in a celebrated duel in England)
