1694 in Scotland

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1694
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
1694 in: EnglandElsewhere

Events from the year 1694 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchWilliam II jointly with Mary II until 28 December, then as sole monarch.
  • 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[]

  • 7 SeptemberThomas Joseph Nicolson is nominated titular bishop of Peristasis and first Vicar Apostolic of Scotland[1]

Births[]

  • 4 OctoberLord George Murray, Jacobite general (died 1760)
  • 15 OctoberArchibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas, nobleman (died 1761)

date unknown

  • Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet, genealogist (died 1760)

Deaths[]

  • 18 AprilWilliam Douglas, Duke of Hamilton, nobleman, summoned the Convention of Edinburgh which offered the Scottish crown to William and Mary in March 1689 (born )
  • 25 JulyRobert Fleming, Presbyterian minister (born )

See also[]

  • Timeline of Scottish history

References[]

  1. ^ History and Archives Archived 3 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine www.rcag.org.uk, accessed 28 April 2013


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