1732 in Scotland explained

Events from the year 1732 in Scotland.

Incumbents

• Secretary of State for Scotland: vacant

Law officers

• Lord Advocate – Duncan Forbes
• Solicitor General for Scotland – John Sinclair, jointly with Charles Erskine

Judiciary

• Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick
• Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay
• Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange

Events

• This year's General Assembly of the Church of Scotland gives rise to the First Secession of 1733.
• Construction of a new Haddo House near Tarves in Aberdeenshire for William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen, by William Adam in Georgian Palladian style begins.^[1]

Births

• 21 February – William Falconer, poet (lost at sea c.1770)
• 21 July – James Adam, architect (died 1794 in England)
• 6 October – John Broadwood, piano maker (died 1812 in England)

Deaths

• 20 May – Thomas Boston, church leader (born 1676)

See also

• Timeline of Scottish history

Notes and References

1. Book: Ross, David. Chronology of Scottish History. Geddes & Grosset. New Lanark. 2002. 1-85534-380-0.