1867 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1867 in Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1867 in: The UK ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1867 in: The UK ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Law officers
- Lord Advocate â George Patton until February; then Edward Strathearn Gordon
- Solicitor General for Scotland â Edward Strathearn Gordon; then John Millar
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General â Lord Colonsay until 25 February; then Lord Glencorse
- Lord Justice Clerk â Lord Glenalmond, then Lord Moncreiff
Events
- 29 April â the Caledonian Mercury newspaper is last published.
- 9 July â Queen's Park F.C., Scotland's first senior football club, is formed.
- 29 August â John Hill Burton is appointed Historiographer Royal.
- 15 October â a Statue of Albert, Prince Consort is unveiled in the grounds of Balmoral Castle, 6 years after his death.[1]
- 28 November â opening of Baylis's Royal Colosseum Theatre and Opera House, Glasgow, which becomes the Theatre Royal, Glasgow in May 1869.[2]
- Edinburgh Crystal glass is first manufactured, by the Edinburgh and Leith Flint Glass Company.
- The West of Scotland Grand National, predecessor of the Scottish Grand National, moves to a new course, Bogside Racecourse near Irvine, North Ayrshire.[3]
Births
- 26 April â William Barr, landscape painter (died 1933 in the United States)
- 3 June â George Henry Walton, architect and designer (died 1933 in London)
- 1 August â William Speirs Bruce, naturalist, polar scientist and oceanographer (died 1921)
- 9 August â Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, writer of history for children (died 1941 in London)
- 26 August â Robert William Hamilton, colonial judge and Liberal politician (died 1944)
Deaths
- 5 January â Alexander Smith, poet (born 1829)
- 16 January â Alexander Gibson, surgeon and forest conservator in India (born 1800)
- 9 February â John Campbell, surgeon (born 1784)
- 24 June â Horatio McCulloch, landscape painter (born 1806)
The arts
- January â Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim tour to Edinburgh and Glasgow.
- Ellen Johnston, "the 'factory girl'" publishes her Autobiography, Poems and Songs in Glasgow.