1713 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1713 in Scotland.
Incumbents[]
- Secretary of State for Scotland: The Earl of Mar
Law officers[]
- Lord Advocate – Sir James Stewart
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Thomas Kennedy jointly with Sir James Steuart, Bt.
Judiciary[]
- Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick
- Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange
Events[]
- December – the post of Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow is established, considered as the foundation of the University of Glasgow School of Law.
- The main radial roads into Edinburgh are turnpiked.
Births[]
- 25 May – John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister of Great Britain and botanist (died 1792 in England)
- 13 October – Allan Ramsay, portrait painter (died 1784 in England)
Deaths[]
- 20 October – Archibald Pitcairne, physician, classical scholar and satirist (born 1652)
See also[]
- Timeline of Scottish history
References[]
Categories:
- 1713 in Scotland
- 1710s in Scotland
- Years of the 18th century in Scotland
- 1713 in Europe
- 1713 by country
- 1713 in Great Britain
- Scottish history stubs