1691 in Scotland

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1691
in
Scotland

Centuries:
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
Decades:
  • 1670s
  • 1680s
  • 1690s
  • 1700s
  • 1710s
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1691 in: EnglandElsewhere

Events from the year 1691 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchWilliam II and Mary II
  • Secretary of StateJohn Dalrymple, Master of Stair

Law officers[]

  • Lord AdvocateJohn Dalrymple
  • Solicitor General for Scotland – ??

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of SessionLord Stair
  • Lord Justice GeneralLord Lothian
  • Lord Justice Clerk

Events[]

  • 27 August – King William offers the Highland clans a pardon for their part in the Jacobite rising if they agree to pledge allegiance to him before New Year's Day.[1]

Births[]

  • 30 AprilHenry Ingram, 7th Viscount of Irvine landowner and politician (died 1761)
  • date unknown
    • Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald, nobleman, army officer and politician (died 1778)
    • William M'Culloch, minister (died 1771)
    • Philip Miller, botanist (died 1771)

Deaths[]

  • 21 OctoberAlexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston, cavalier (born )
  • date unknown
    • Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale, peer and statesman (born )

See also[]

  • Timeline of Scottish history

References[]

  1. ^ The Massacre of Glencoe Archived 28 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine www.educationscotland.gov.uk, accessed 29 April 2013


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