1744 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1744 in Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1744 in: Great Britain ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1744 in: Great Britain ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
- Alexander Bryce's "A Map of the North Coast of Britain", the first to show the Caithness coastline accurately, is published.[1]
- The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers established on Leith Links.
- Possible date â Edinburgh Skating Club established.
Births
- 13 February â David Allan, genre painter (died 1796)
- 6 October â James McGill, entrepreneur and philanthropist in Canada (died 1813 in Canada)
- 17 October â Andrew Duncan, physician (died 1828)
- 31 October â James Craig, architect, planner of the New Town, Edinburgh (died 1795)
Deaths
- 28 January â Thomas Innes, Catholic priest and historian (born 1662; died in France)
- 2 March â William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, Jacobite (born 1676; died in Italy)
