1718 in Scotland

none December 2020 January 2016 1718 Events from the year 1718 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland: The Duke of Roxburghe Law officers Lord Advocate – Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet Solicitor General for Scotland – Robert Dundas Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange Events Damask linen industry established at Dunfermline by James BlakePearson John M. 2000 Around Dunfermline 2nd J.M Pearson Leven 10 1-90065-103-3 and at Drumsheugh. Marrow Controversy, an ecclesiastical dispute.Schaff, Philip (1819–1893) https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc07.m.v.html New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge 8 2007-09-03 Old Calton Burial Ground established on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, by the Society of the Incorporated Trades of Calton. Edinburgh Evening Courant newspaper launched. First passage to America of a ship built on the Clyde, and belonging to Glasgow. Regius Chair of Anatomy and Botany at the University of Glasgow established. Births 18 February – Robert Henry, historian (died 1790)Nimmo, William (1880). The History of Stirlingshire, revised by W. M. Stirling and R. Gillespie. 7 April – Hugh Blair, Presbyterian preacher and man of letters (died 1800) 29 April – Robert Sandeman, theologian (died 1771 in Danbury, Connecticut) 23 May – William Hunter, anatomist and obstetrician (died 1783 in London) Deaths 1 May – Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet, of Minto, judge, politician and writer (born c. 1650) See also Scotland Timeline of Scottish history References collapsed Category:Years of the 18th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1710s in Scotland Scotland