1691 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1691 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents[]
- Monarch – William II and Mary II
- Secretary of State – John Dalrymple, Master of Stair
Law officers[]
- Lord Advocate – John Dalrymple
- Solicitor General for Scotland – ??
Judiciary[]
- Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Stair
- Lord Justice General – Lord 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 April – Henry 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 October – Alexander 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[]
- ^ The Massacre of Glencoe Archived 28 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine www.educationscotland.gov.uk, accessed 29 April 2013
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