1691 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1691 Events from the year 1691 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents Monarch – William II and Mary II Secretary of State – John Dalrymple, Master of Stair Law officers Lord Advocate – John Dalrymple Solicitor General for Scotland – ?? Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Stair Lord Justice General – Lord Lothian Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Cessnock Events 27 August – King William offers the Highland clans a pardon for their part in the Jacobite rising if they agree to pledge allegiance to him before New Year's Day.The Massacre of Glencoe https://web.archive.org/web/20130528080940/http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/unioncrownsparliaments/massacreofglencoe/index.asp 28 May 2013 www.educationscotland.gov.uk, accessed 29 April 2013 Births 30 April – Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount of Irvine landowner and politician (died 1761) date unknown – Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald, nobleman, army officer and politician (died 1778) William M'Culloch, minister (died 1771) Philip Miller, botanist (died 1771) Deaths 21 October – Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston, cavalier (born 1620) date unknown – Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale, peer and statesman (born 1620) See also Timeline of Scottish history References collapsed 1691 Category:Years of the 17th century in Scotland Category:1690s in Scotland Scotland