1713 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1713 in Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1713 in: Great Britain ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1713 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
- December â the post of Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow is established, considered as the foundation of the University of Glasgow School of Law.
- The main radial roads into Edinburgh are turnpiked.
Births
- 25 May â John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1792 in England)[1]
- 13 October â Allan Ramsay, portrait painter (died 1784 in England)
Deaths
- 20 October â Archibald Pitcairne, physician, classical scholar and satirist (born 1652)
