1724 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1724 Events from the year 1724 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland: The Duke of Roxburghe Law officers Lord Advocate – Robert Dundas Solicitor General for Scotland – John Sinclair, jointly with Charles Binning Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange Events c. March–November – Galloway "Levellers" dykebreaking in opposition to enclosures.Leopold John The Levellers Revolt in Galloway in 1724 Journal of the Scottish Labour History Society 14 1980 4–29 24 December – General George Wade is appointed Commander in Chief in Scotland after his report on the need for military roads in the country.Notable Dates in History http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm The Scots Independent 2016-02-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126115905/http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm 26 January 2016 dead Burcefield and Gardie Houses built. Births 20 March – Duncan Ban MacIntyre, Gaelic poet (died 1812) 3 June – John Gregory, physician and moralist (died 1773) 10 July – James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton (died 1758 in England) Deaths 14 November – John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, soldier and politician (born 1660 in England) The arts Allan Ramsay publishes The Ever Green: Being a collection of Scots Poems and co-writes and edits the first volume of The Tea-Table Miscellany, a collection of Scots songs, in Scots and English. See also Scotland Timeline of Scottish history References collapsed Category:Years of the 18th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1720s in Scotland Scotland