1858 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1858 in Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
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Timeline of Scottish history
1858 in: The UK ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Law officers
- Lord Advocate â James Moncreiff until March; then John Inglis until July; then Charles Baillie
- Solicitor General for Scotland â Edward Maitland; then Charles Baillie; then David Mure
Judiciary
Events
- 1 January â the permanent North Unst Lighthouse on Muckle Flugga (Shetland), designed by brothers Thomas and David Stevenson, is first illuminated.
- 16 April â the Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh is wound up.
- 31 August â Bressay Lighthouse in Shetland is first illuminated.
- 26 October â launch of Fraserburgh life-boat, the first in Scotland under the auspices of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
- Completion of Hamilton Mausoleum.
- Reconstruction of Paisley Abbey begins.
- Temperate Palm House at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh built.
- The West of Scotland Grand National, predecessor of the Scottish Grand National, is first run, at a course near Houston, Renfrewshire.[1]
Births
- 14 March â George Henry, painter (died 1943)
- 10 April â Arthur Melville, painter of Oriental subjects (died 1904)
- 11 May â Richard Archer Prince, born Richard Millar Archer, actor and murderer (died 1937 in Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum)
- 7 December â Ned Haig, butcher and rugby union player notable for founding the sport of rugby sevens (died 1939)
Deaths
- 15 February â John Gray, owner of Greyfriars Bobby
- 19 February â Alexander Black, architect (born c.1790)
- 24 February â Thomas Hamilton, architect (born 1784)
- 10 June â Robert Brown, botanist and palaeobotanist (born 1773)
- 20 June â James Jardine, hydraulic engineer (born 1776)
- 16 September â John Macgregor, shipbuilder (born 1802)
The arts
- 24 March â the Scottish National Gallery on The Mound in Edinburgh opens.[2]
- August â German writer Theodor Fontane tours Scotland.[3]
- E. B. Ramsay's Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character is published.