1764 in Scotland

none January 2016 January 2016 1764 Events from the year 1764 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Law officers Lord Advocate – Thomas Miller of Glenlee Solicitor General for Scotland – James Montgomery jointly with Francis Garden; then James Montgomery alone Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Arniston, the younger Lord Justice General – Duke of Queensberry Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Minto Events 3 January – Edinburgh Advertiser newspaper begins publication. November – The Speculative Society established in Edinburgh as a debating group, part of the Scottish Enlightenment. New Byth established as a planned village in Aberdeenshire by the local laird. New liturgy for the Scottish Episcopal Church published in Edinburgh.The Communion-Office for the use of the Church of Scotland. The turnip is first cultivated in Scotland as a field crop, by Dawson of Frogden (Roxburghshire).W. R. Kermack 19 Centuries of Scotland Edinburgh Johnston 1944 78 Howden Bridge built at Mid Calder. Approximate date – Yair Bridge built across the River Tweed by William Mylne.Yair Bridge https://canmore.org.uk/site/54446/yair-bridge Canmore Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland Edinburgh 2007 2016-01-27 Births c. 1 February – George Duff, naval officer (killed 1805 at Battle of Trafalgar) 22 February – Alexander Campbell, musician and miscellaneous writer (died 1824) 5 May – Robert Craufurd, general (killed 1812 at Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo) 11 July – Jane Aitken, printer (died 1832 in the United States) 5 October – Isaac Cruikshank, painter and caricaturist (died 1811 in London) 10 October – John Dick, minister and theologian (died 1833) October – William Symington, mechanical engineer, steamboat pioneer (died 1831 in London) 6 November – Robert Heron, writer (died 1807 in London) Alexander Mackenzie, explorer of northern Canada (died 1820) Deaths 23 May – William Grant, Lord Prestongrange, politician and judge (born 1701; died at Bath) The arts Pompeo Batoni paints portraits of Thomas Dundas and Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon in Rome. See also Scotland Timeline of Scottish history References collapsed Category:Years of the 18th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1760s in Scotland Scotland