1693 in Scotland

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1693
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
1693 in: EnglandElsewhere

Events from the year 1693 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchWilliam II and Mary II
  • Secretary of StateJohn Dalrymple, Master of Stair, jointly with James Johnston

Law officers[]

  • Lord AdvocateSir James Stewart
  • Solicitor General for Scotland – ??

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of SessionLord Stair
  • Lord Justice GeneralLord Lothian
  • Lord Justice ClerkLord Ormiston

Events[]

  • 14 JuneParliament turns its attention to an 'Act for Encouraging of Forraigne Trade' – that would lead to the Darien Scheme[1]
  • Start of the "seven ill years" of famine in Scotland

Births[]

date unknown

  • John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll, soldier and Member of Parliament (died 1770)

Deaths[]

date unknown

  • Alexander Fraser, 11th Lord Saltoun, peer (born )
  • George Munro, 1st of Newmore, soldier and member of parliament )

See also[]

  • Timeline of Scottish history

References[]

  1. ^ The Founding of the Company of Scotland www2.warwick.ac.uk, accessed 28 April 2013


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