1738 in Scotland

none March 2026 January 2016 July 2026 1738 Events from the year 1738 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland: vacant Law officers Lord Advocate – Charles Erskine Solicitor General for Scotland – William Grant of Prestongrange Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Culloden Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Milton Events 22 May – foundation stone of George Watson's College in Edinburgh is laid. Anderston Weavers' Society established in Glasgow. Births 19 May – Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet, politician (died 1811) 12 December (bapt.) – William Cochran, portrait painter (died 1785) 19 December – James Playfair, minister of religion and scholar (died 1819)Dennis Dean Playfair, James 22366 23 September 2004 Alexander Henderson, merchant and politician in Virginia, "father of the American chain store" (died 1815 in the United States) Probable date – James Dickson, botanist (died 1822 in London) Deaths 4 January – George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton, politician (born 1662) 25 March – Robert Murray, British Army officer and politician (born 1689) See also Scotland Timeline of Scottish history References collapsed Category:Years of the 18th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1730s in Scotland Scotland