1899 in Scotland

none June 2026 January 2016 1899 Events from the year 1899 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Lord Balfour of Burleigh Law officers Lord Advocate – Andrew Murray Solicitor General for Scotland – Charles Dickson Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Robertson to 21 November; then Lord Blair Balfour Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Kingsburgh Events March – supposed last duel in Scotland, fought with swords in the University of Glasgow over the appointment of a Rector, perhaps a student hoax.Hit and myth: Was Scotland's last duel a joke? http://www.scotsman.com/news/hit-and-myth-was-scotland-s-last-duel-a-joke-1-1299379 The Scotsman 2004-02-21 2014-08-26 13 March – Japanese battleship Asahi launched by John Brown & Company, Clydebank. 16 June – Penicuik House gutted by fire. July – Norman Heathcote climbs the St Kilda sea stack Stac Lee with his sister Evelyn.Described in his book St Kilda (1900). November – English occultist Aleister Crowley purchases Boleskine House near Foyers on the shore of Loch Ness from the Fraser family, occupying it until 1913. 7 December – Flannan Isles Lighthouse first lit. 15 December – Glasgow School of Art opens its new building, the most notable work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.Congratulations to the Glasgow School of Art as they celebrate 100th anniversary of the Mackintosh Building http://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/news/news-article/301/congratulations-to-the-glasgow-school-of-art-as-they-celebrate-100th-anniversary-of-the-mackintosh-building Museums Galleries Scotland 15 December 2009 2013-05-26 4 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100204111502/http://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/news/news-article/301/congratulations-to-the-glasgow-school-of-art-as-they-celebrate-100th-anniversary-of-the-mackintosh-building dead 30 December – the Albion Motor Car Company is set up in Glasgow; and the first Argyll car is also produced this year. George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, presents Iona Abbey and other sacred sites of the island of Iona to the Iona Cathedral Trust (linked to the Church of Scotland).Haswell-Smith Hamish 2004 The Scottish Islands Edinburgh Canongate 978-1-84195-454-7 80–84 First Skerries Bridge, linking Bruray to Housay in the Out Skerries, is built. Births 24 June – Bruce Marshall, writer (died 1987 in France) 21 July – David Broadfoot, seaman awarded the George Cross for his role during the sinking of Princess Victoria (died 1959) 8 October – Dorothy Donaldson Buchanan, civil engineer (died 1985 in England) Deaths 6 June – Robert Wallace, classics teacher, minister, university professor, newspaper editor, barrister and Member of Parliament (born 1831) 14 September – William Watson, Baron Watson, former Lord Advocate (born 1827) See also Timeline of Scottish history 1899 in Ireland References Category:Years of the 19th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1890s in Scotland Scotland