1706 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1706 Events from the year 1706 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents Monarch – Anne thumb|right|250px|The Treaty of Union Secretary of State – Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun, jointly with John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar Law officers Lord Advocate – Sir James Stewart Solicitor General for Scotland – William Carmichael Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick Lord Justice General – Lord Tarbat Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ormiston Events April – commissioners assemble in London to agree a Treaty of Union between Scotland and England. 22 July – Treaty of Union agreed in London.Palmer Alan Palmer Veronica 1992 The Chronology of British History Century Ltd London 204–205 0-7126-5616-2 c. September – Daniel Defoe is sent to Edinburgh as an English government agent to promote ratification of the Treaty of Union. 3 October – opening of the Parliament of Scotland which will debate the Union. 19 October – an Edinburgh mob opposed to the Union threatens the Lord Provost.Notable Dates in History http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm The Flag in the Wind The Scots Independent 2016-03-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126115905/http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm 26 January 2016 dead dmy-all 4 November – the Parliament of Scotland votes in favour of the Union with England Act by 116 votes to 83.https://books.google.com/books?id=70vRFO9Mo6oC State of the Union: Unionism and the Alternatives in the United Kingdom since 1707 Iain McLean Alistair McMillan Oxford University Press 0-19-925820-1 2008-01-06 6 November – a Glasgow mob opposed to the Union threatens the Lord Provost. 20 November – a copy of the Treaty of Union is burnt publicly in Dumfries. Lord Archibald Campbell is created 1st Earl of Ilay. Births 1 April – Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck judge (died 1782) Date unknown James Abercrombie British Army general (died 1781) Walter Goodall, writer (died 1766) John Maule, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (died 1781) William Stewart, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (died 1748) Deaths 25 August – Lord John Hay, soldier (born 1668) Date unknown Sir John Hay of Alderston, 1st Baronet The arts A Choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems both ancient and modern, by several hands edited by James Watson begins publication in Edinburgh.http://www.robertburns.org/encyclopedia/RamsayAllan1686-1758.728.shtml Ramsay, Allan (1686–1758) The Burns Encyclopedia 2009-07-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20100714164232/http://www.robertburns.org/encyclopedia/RamsayAllan1686-1758.728.shtml 14 July 2010 live dmy See also Timeline of Scottish history References collapsed 1706 Category:Years of the 18th century in Scotland Category:1700s in Scotland Scotland