1725 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1725 Events from the year 1725 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland: The Duke of Roxburghe, until August; office vacant thereafter Law officers Lord Advocate – Robert Dundas, then Duncan Forbes Solicitor General for Scotland – John Sinclair, jointly with Charles Binning; then John Sinclair, jointly with Charles Erskine Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange Events 12 May – the Black Watch is raised as a military company as part of the pacification of the Highlands under General George Wade.Notable Dates in History http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm The Scots Independent 2016-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126115905/http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm 26 January 2016 dead 22 June – malt riots in Glasgow against higher taxes on Scottish malt used in the production of distilled beverages.Chronology of Scottish History A Timeline of Scottish History Rampant Scotland http://www.rampantscotland.com/timeline/1899.htm 2016-02-26 Wade's troops enter the city. August – John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe, resigns as Secretary of State for Scotland; the post remains vacant until 1742. A second Disarming Act is passed as part of the pacification of the Highlands. Mining of minerals at Strontian begins. One of the earliest examples of a steam pump in Scotland is installed for draining coal mines at Edmonstone in Midlothian.John Farey Jr. John Farey A Treatise on the Steam Engine 1827 https://books.google.com/books?id=V3lRAAAAYAAJ&q=%22steam+engine%22+Airth&pg=PA228 2 London Longman 228–31 2016-01-21 Barony of Calton, including Calton Hill, purchased by the city of Edinburgh. James Anderson of Stobcross House feues out land near Glasgow for weavers cottages;Hutton Guthrie Old Anderston and Finnieston 2007 Stenlake Publishing Catrine, Ayrshire 9781840333930 the area is named Anderson Town in his honour, later becoming Anderston. Births 6 March – Henry Benedict Stuart, cardinal and Jacobite claimant to the British throne (born, and died 1807, in Italy) 17 March – Lachlan McIntosh, military and political leader in America (died 1806 in the United States) 10 November – John Hope, physician and botanist (died 1786) Deaths 8 October – Sir William Scott of Thirlestane, lawyer and neo-Latin poet (born 1645) Alexander Nisbet, heraldist (born 1657) The arts Poet James Thomson moves to London. Allan Ramsay publishes The Gentle Shepherd: A Scots pastoral comedy. William Thomson compiles Orpheus Caledonius: or a Collection of the Best Scotch Songs. See also Scotland Timeline of Scottish history References collapsed Category:Years of the 18th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1720s in Scotland Scotland