1929 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1929 in Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1929 in: The UK ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Scottish football: 1928â29 ⢠1929â30
Timeline of Scottish history
1929 in: The UK ⢠Wales ⢠Elsewhere
Scottish football: 1928â29 ⢠1929â30
Incumbents
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal â Sir John Gilmour, Bt until 4 June; then William Adamson
Law officers
- Lord Advocate â William Watson until May; then Alexander Munro MacRobert until June; then Craigie Mason Aitchison
- Solicitor General for Scotland â Alexander Munro MacRobert until May; then Wilfrid Normand until June; then John Watson
Judiciary
Events
- 19 January â Perth Corporation Tramways cease operation, being replaced by bus services operated by W. Alexander & Sons.
- 4 May
- Alexander Munro MacRobert appointed Lord Advocate,[1] replacing William Watson.
- Wilfrid Normand appointed Solicitor General for Scotland,[1] replacing Alexander Munro MacRobert.
- 10 May â Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 enacted. Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow are confirmed as having city status in the United Kingdom.
- 31 May â the United Kingdom general election returns a hung parliament. Labour is the party with the largest number of seats in Scotland. On 8 June Ramsay MacDonald forms a new Labour government.[2]
- 19 June
- Craigie Aitchison appointed as Lord Advocate,[3] replacing Alexander Munro MacRobert.
- John Watson appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland,[3] replacing Wilfrid Normand.
- 2 October â the Union between the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland takes place.
- 31 December â Glen Cinema Disaster in Paisley: 69 children die trying to escape smoke.[4]
- Legislation requires both parties to a marriage in Scotland to be at least 16 years old (although no parental consent is needed).
- Edinburgh crematorium opened at Warriston Cemetery.
- Aluminium smelter at Fort William opened in conjunction with Lochaber hydroelectric scheme.
- Lady Blanche Pit at Dysart, Fife, is closed.
- Bus operator Scottish General Transport is renamed Western Scottish Motor Traction.
- Ross County F.C. founded in Dingwall. They initially play in the Highland League.
- The Benmore Botanic Garden becomes the first regional garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Births
- 12 January â Alasdair MacIntyre, philosopher
- 25 January â Charles Gray, Labour politician (died 2023)
- 3 February â Ronnie Fraser, agricultural journalist and Liberal politician (died 2010)
- 10 April - Adam Kelso Fulton, rugby union player (died 1994 in Kinross)
- 12 April â Elspet Gray, Lady Rix, actress (died 2013 in London)
- 17 April â Eve Pearce, actress (died 2023 in London)
- 11 May â Stan Kane, actor and singer (died 2015 in Canada)
- 25 May â Arthur Montford, Scottish Television sports journalist (died 2014)
- 11 June â George Gale, cartoonist (died 2003)
- 12 June â John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey, lawyer (died 2017)
- 16 June â Alex Govan, footballer (died 2016 in Plymouth)
- 22 June â John Mone, Roman Catholic Bishop of Paisley (died 2016)
- 10 July â Winnie Ewing, SNP MP and MEP (died 2023)
- 15 July â Rhoda Bulter, poet (died 1994)
- 24 August â John Mackintosh, pro-devolution Labour politician (died 1978)
- 20 September â Joe Temperley, jazz saxophonist (died 2016)
- 26 November - William Dysart, actor (died 2002 in London)
- 2 December â Harry Benson, photographer
- 9 December - Reay Tannahill, historian and novelist (died 2007 in London)
- 11 December â Kenneth MacMillan, choreographer (died 1992 in London)
Deaths
- 1 February â Alexander Ogston, surgeon, discoverer of Staphylococcus (born 1844)
- 3 May â George Gough Arbuthnot, businessman and civic leader in British India (born 1848)
- 14 August â Henry Horne, 1st Baron Horne, First World War general (born 1861)
- 30 August â William Menzies Alexander, medical and theological writer (born 1858)
- 13 September â Robert Lorimer, architect (born 1864)[5]
- 3 October â Robert Climie, trade unionist and Labour MP (born 1868)
- John Brown Abercromby artist (born 1843)
The arts
- 12 August â Edinburgh Playhouse opens as a super-cinema.