1880 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1880 Events from the year 1880 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Law officers Lord Advocate – William Watson until May; then John McLaren Solicitor General for Scotland – John Macdonald; then John Blair Balfour Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Glencorse Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Moncreiff Events February – telephones introduced in Edinburgh.History of Edinburgh http://www.visionsofscotland.co.uk/EdinHistory.htm Visions of Scotland 2014-02-28 14 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150214170220/http://www.visionsofscotland.co.uk/EdinHistory.htm dead 27 April – 1880 United Kingdom general election: The Liberal Party defeat the Conservatives by a substantial majority following the 'Midlothian campaign' by William Ewart Gladstone who is returned as Member of Parliament for Midlothian and becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 1 July – the Callander and Oban Railway is opened throughout to Oban. October – the Ferret is fraudulently chartered at Greenock and taken to Australia.The Ferret Case The Argus Melbourne 9 May 1881 1S A. & R. Scott of Glasgow begin producing the predecessor of Scott's Porage Oats.http://www.scottsporage.co.uk/the-scotts-porage-story/our-heritage/#1 Scott's Porage – Our Heritage Scott's Porage Oats 2010-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100923232409/http://www.scottsporage.co.uk/the-scotts-porage-story/our-heritage/#1 23 September 2010 dead dmy-all Births 29 March – Bobby Templeton, footballer (died 1919) 4 April – William Russell Flint, watercolourist (died 1969) 30 April – Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie, cartoonist (died 1967) 6 May – Edmund Ironside, British Army officer (died 1959) 14 May – B. C. Forbes, financial journalist (died 1954 in the United States) 1 July – Noel Skelton, Unionist politician, journalist and intellectual (died 1935) 13 August – Mary Macarthur, trade unionist (died 1921) September – Peter Kyle, footballer (died 1961) 23 September – John Boyd Orr, physician and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (died 1971) 15 October – Marie Stopes, author, palaeobotanist, campaigner for women's rights and pioneer in the field of birth control (died 1958) 18 October – Alexander Livingstone, Liberal politician (died 1950) Margaret McCoubrey, suffragette and pacifist in Belfast (died 1955 in Northern Ireland) Dorothy Carleton Smyth, artist and designer (died 1933) Preston Watson, aviator (killed in military aviation accident 1915) Deaths 3 April – John Laing, bibliographer and Free Church minister (born 1809) 31 December – John Stenhouse, chemist (born 1809) Sport Scottish Grand National first run under this name. 1870s Rangers F.C. seasons 1879–80 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season 1879–80 Hibernian F.C. season 1879–80 Scottish Cup 1880 Open Championship 1880–81 Scottish Cup 1880–81 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season 1880–81 Hibernian F.C. season Establishments Dykehead F.C. East Craigie F.C. Forth Corinthian Yacht Club Parkhead F.C. Port Glasgow Athletic F.C. Selkirk F.C. Strachur and District Shinty ClubJuly 2013 The arts William McGonagall produces his doggerel poem "The Tay Bridge Disaster" to commemorate the previous December's Tay Bridge disaster. See also Timeline of Scottish history 1880 in Ireland References Category:Years of the 19th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1880s in Scotland Scotland