1911 in Scotland

none thumb | right | alt=The arrival at Holyrood Palace: The Highlander's Guard of Honour on 11 July 1911. | The arrival at Holyrood Palace: The Highlander's Guard of Honour on 11 July 1911. January 2016 July 2026 1911 Events from the year 1911 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland Law officers Lord Advocate – Alexander Ure Solicitor General for Scotland – William Hunter; then Andrew Anderson Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Dunedin Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Kingsburgh Events 27 January – opening of Scottish Motor Exhibition in Edinburgh.Notable Dates in History http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-f.htm The Flag in the Wind The Scots Independent 2014-07-16 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20141205083554/http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-f.htm 2014-12-05 March–April – eleven thousand workers at the Singer Manufacturing Co. sewing machine factory on Clydebank go on strike in solidarity with twelve female colleagues protesting against work process reorganisation; four hundred alleged ringleaders are dismissed.http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/redclyde/redclyeve01.htm The Singer strike 1911 Glasgow Digital Library 2013-05-21Singer Sewing Factory strike – 1911 http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/modern_scotland/the_singer_strike/ Scotland’s History BBC 2013-05-21 2 May–4 November – Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry at Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow.http://www.studygroup.org.uk/Exhibitions/Pages/1911%20Glasgow.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070611092935/http://www.studygroup.org.uk/Exhibitions/Pages/1911%20Glasgow.htm dead 11 June 2007 The Scottish Exhibition of History, Art and Industry - Glasgow 1911 Exhibition Study Group 2004 2014-07-06 9 May – a fire at the Empire Palace Theatre in Edinburgh kills eleven people, including illusionist Sigmund Neuberger ("The Great Lafayette") and also his lion and horse; he is buried in Piershill Cemetery with his dog Beauty. 19 July – Thistle Chapel, designed by Robert Lorimer, dedicated in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.Chronology of Scottish History http://www.rampantscotland.com/timeline/2000.htm A Timeline of Scottish History Rampant Scotland 2014-07-16 24 July – start of Scottish leg of first Daily Mail Circuit of Britain air race, Hendon–Harrogate–Newcastle–Edinburgh–Stirling–Glasgow–Carlisle. 11 September – Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet, buys the ruined Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull to restore as the seat of the Clan Maclean. 11 November – Barclay Curle launch cargo ship Jutlandia at their Clydeholm yard, the first British-built oil-engined vessel designed for ocean service.100 years of motor ships The Motorship https://www.motorship.com/news101/comment-and-analysis/100-years-of-motor-ships 2012-02-01 2020-11-06 16 October – new building for the Mitchell Library opened in Glasgow.Lord Rosebery On Books: The Mitchell Library in Glasgow The Times London 1911-10-17 4 39718 Royal Engineers balloon squadron sets up a training camp in Tentsmuir Forest on the Fife coast, predecessor of Leuchars Station. The Pavilion opened at Ayr. Births 11 February – Alec Cairncross, economist (died 1998) 11 March – Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, soldier, writer and politician (died 1996) 24 January – Muir Mathieson, film composer (died 1975) 14 May – Sir John Ritchie Inch, police Chief Constable (died 1993) 31 May – Leonard Boden, portrait painter (died 1999) 16 June – Bobby Ancell football player and manager (died 1987) 9 July – Brigadier Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat and Commando (died 1995) 26 October – Sorley MacLean, poet (died 1996) 4 December – William Baxter, Labour MP for West Stirlingshire (1959–1974) (died 1979) Deaths 14 February – Eustace Balfour, architect (born 1854) 21 May – Williamina Fleming, astronomer, discoverer of the Horsehead Nebula (born 1857) 4 October – Joseph Bell, surgeon (born 1837) 11 December – William McGregor, football administrator and founder of the Football League (born 1846) Robert Hamilton Paterson, architect (born 1843) The arts Release of Rob Roy, the first British-made three-reel feature film, shot by the Scottish company United Films Ltd in studios at Rouken Glen on the edge of Glasgow and on location in Aberfoyle.Caroline Merz Where are they now? Early Scottish feature films http://earlycinema.gla.ac.uk/where-are-they-now-early-scottish-feature-films/ Early Cinema in Scotland, 1896-1927 2012-12-19 2014-04-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062055/http://earlycinema.gla.ac.uk/where-are-they-now-early-scottish-feature-films/ 7 April 2014 dead dmy-all Violet Jacob's historical novel Flemington is published. Harry Lauder writes the popular song "Roamin' In The Gloamin'". Ayr Picture Palace opens, the town's first purpose-built cinema.Picture Palace http://www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/ayr/palace.html Scottish Cinemas 2021-02-11 See also Timeline of Scottish history 1911 in Ireland References Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1910s in Scotland Scotland