1712 in Scotland explained

Events from the year 1712 in Scotland.

Incumbents

• 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.^[1]

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)^[2]
• 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

• Timeline of Scottish history

Notes and References

1. Web site: Notable Dates in History. The Scots Independent. 2016-03-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126115905/http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm. 26 January 2016. dead.
2. Web site: Sir James Steuart Denham, 4th Baronet Scottish economist Britannica . www.britannica.com . 31 May 2022 . en.