1926 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1926 Events from the year 1926 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Sir John Gilmour, Bt until post abolished 26 July Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal, from 15 July – Sir John Gilmour, Bt Law officers Lord Advocate – William Watson Solicitor General for Scotland – Alexander Munro MacRobert Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Alness Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord St Vigeans Events 29 January – Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire by-elections: Conservatives retain the seats. 26 March – Bothwell by-election: Labour retains the seat. 3 – 12 May: 1926 United Kingdom general strike. Some violence in Glasgow. 26 November – launch, under the auspices of the Scots National League, of a new monthly Nationalist newspaper entitled The Scots Independent.About Us www.scotsindependent.org, accessed 18 May 2013. Findhorn Bridge near Tomatin completed.Findhorn Bridge https://canmore.org.uk/site/87490/findhorn-bridge Canmore Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland Edinburgh 2006 2016-02-21 First stage of Lanark Hydro Electric Scheme constructed. Scotland's only sugar beet processing plant is opened at Cupar. Sacramento River sternwheel paddle steamers Delta King and Delta Queen are shipped from William Denny and Brothers' yard at Dumbarton to California. The post of Secretary for Scotland upgraded to a full Secretary of State appointment Births 13 January – Craigie Aitchison, painter (died 2009) 17 January – Moira Shearer, ballet dancer (died 2006 in England)Clarke Mary Obituary: Moira Shearer https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/feb/02/guardianobituaries.filmnews The Guardian London 23 February 2018 en 2 February 2006 11 February – Alexander Gibson, conductor and opera intendant (died 1995) 19 February – Charlie Cox, footballer (died 2008) 8 March – Edith MacArthur, actress (died 2018) 12 March – Gudrun Ure, actress (died 2024) 22 March – Alastair Reid, poet and scholar of South American literature (died 2014 in the United States) 1 April – William Macpherson, High Court judge and clan chief (died 2021)Flockhart Gary Sir William Macpherson: Judge in Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry dies aged 94 https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/sir-william-macpherson-judge-stephen-lawrence-murder-inquiry-dies-aged-94-3134995 The Scotsman Edinburgh 2021-02-15 2021-02-15 3 April – Andrew Keir, actor (died 1997 in England) 22 April – James Stirling, architect (died 1992 in England) 24 May – Stanley Baxter, comic actor (died 2025 in England) 31 May – Duncan Campbell, trumpet player (died 2013 in England) 2 July – Morag Beaton, dramatic soprano (died 2010 in Australia) 3 August – Rona Anderson, actress (died 2013 in England)Bergan Ronald Rona Anderson obituary https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/09/rona-anderson The Guardian 4 November 2020 9 August 2013 15 August – D. E. R. Watt, historian (died 2004) 4 September – George William Gray, chemist, pioneer of liquid crystal technology (died 2013) 12 September – Dave Valentine, international rugby player (died 1976) 17 October – Archie Duncan, historian (died 2017) 9 November – Johnny Beattie, comedian (died 2020) Deaths 2 January – John Gray McKendrick, physiologist, Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Glasgow (born 1841) 3 February – Archibald White Maconochie, businessman and MP (born 1855)https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/turning-back-the-clock-the-maconochie-brothers-iconic-lowestoft-employers-who-fed-an-army-1-4954270 Turning Back the Clock: the Maconochie brothers, iconic Lowestoft employers who fed an army 30 March 2017 Lowestoft Journal 18 July 2019 4 April – John McTavish footballer (born 1885) 31 July – John McPherson, international footballer (born 1868) 4 September – Alexander Morison McAldowie, physician, folklorist and ornithologist (born 1852) The arts 11 October – Public premiere of Till the Bells Ring, possibly the world's first feature-length sound film (using Lee de Forest's Phonofilm system, employing sound-on-film technology)McLean Pauline 2026-10-06 Did a Scottish film 'beat Hollywood to the punch' as the first ever talkie? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw77p41vr85ko 2026-10-07 BBC News en-GB at C. W. Poole's Synod Hall in Edinburgh.Ken Roe https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/66946 Poole's Synod Hall CinemaTreasures.org 2026-10-07 It is an historical domestic comedy written by and starring Graham Moffat with dialogue in Scots. 22 November – Hugh MacDiarmid's Scots language poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle is published. See also Timeline of Scottish history 1926 in Northern Ireland References Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1920s in Scotland Scotland