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1712 in Scotland
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1712
Events from the year 1712 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland: The Earl of Mar
Law officers
Lord Advocate – Sir James Stewart
Solicitor General for Scotland – Thomas Kennedy jointly with Sir James Steuart, Bt.
Judiciary
Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick
Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay
Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange
Events
3 March – Scottish Episcopalians Act 1711 comes into effect, leading to incorporation of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
1 May – the Church Patronage (Scotland) Act 1711 comes into effect.
3 October – warrant issued for the arrest of outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor by Sir James Stewart (Lord Advocate) at the instigation of James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose.Notable Dates in History http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm The Scots Independent 2016-03-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126115905/http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm 26 January 2016 dead
Births
12 March – Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet, politician (died 1790)
25 September – James Veitch, Lord Elliock, judge, politician and landowner (died 1793)
26 September – Alexander Hamilton, physician and satirical writer in colonial Maryland (died 1756)
8 October – Alison Cockburn, née Rutherford, poet, wit and socialite (died 1794)
21 October – James Steuart, economist (died 1780)Sir James Steuart Denham, 4th Baronet Scottish economist Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-James-Steuart-Denham-4th-Baronet www.britannica.com 31 May 2022 en
22 October – James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn (born, and died 1789, in England)
Deaths
12 July – Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1658–59 (born 1626, and died, in England)
23 September – Thomas Halyburton, theologian (born 1674)
15 November – James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Premier Peer of Scotland (born 1658; killed in a celebrated duel in England)
See also
Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
References
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Category:Years of the 18th century in Scotland
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