1769 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1769 in Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1769 in: Great Britain ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1769 in: Great Britain ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
- 29 April â James Watt is granted a British patent for "A method of lessening the consumption of steam in steam engines" â the separate condenser,[1] a key improvement (first devised by Watt in 1765 in Glasgow) which stimulates the Industrial Revolution.[2] In September he completes a full-size experimental engine at Kinneil House.
- July 17 â Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant, having left Chester on 26 June, travels from Bamburgh to Dunbar to begin his tour of Scotland.[3]
- 3 August â part of the first North Bridge, Edinburgh, collapses while nearing completion, killing five.
- 25 October â Murder of Alexander Montgomerie at Ardrossan.
- 9 November â first Co-operative Society in Britain founded by weavers at Fenwick, East Ayrshire.[4]
- John Maxwell (of Dargavel) begins to practice as a lawyer in Glasgow, origin of McGrigors which continues as an independent firm until 2012.
- Ayr Bank opens.
- Fort George completed.[5]
Births
- 2 May â John Malcolm, soldier, statesman and historian (died 1833 in London)
- 14 April â Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet, politician and lawyer (died 1842)
- Charles Ewart, soldier (died 1846 in England)
- Robert Hetrick, poet and blacksmith (died 1849)
Deaths
- 25 October â Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton (born 1723; murdered)
The arts
- 9 December â first Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, opens.
- Richard Hurd's Ancient and Modern Scots Songs published.
