1731 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1731 in Scotland.
Incumbents[]
- Secretary of State for Scotland: vacant
Law officers[]
- Lord Advocate – Duncan Forbes
- Solicitor General for Scotland – John Sinclair, jointly with Charles Erskine
Judiciary[]
- Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick
- Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange
Events[]
- Cumbernauld House, to designs by William Adam, is built.
- Publication in Edinburgh of The Poor Man's Physician, or The receits of the famous John Moncrief of Tippermalloch; being a choice collection of simple and easy remedies for most distempers, very useful for all persons, especially those of a poorer condition ... To which is added The method of curing the small pox and scurvy, by the eminent Dr. Archibald Pitcairn (3rd edition).[1]
Births[]
- 1 July – Adam Duncan, admiral, victor of the Battle of Camperdown (died 1804 in Northumberland)
- date unknown – William Aiton, botanist (died 1793)
Deaths[]
- 28 April – Robert Gordon, merchant and philanthropist (born 1668)
- 6 November – James Smith, architect (b. c.1645)
See also[]
- Timeline of Scottish history
References[]
- ^ Ross, David (2002). Chronology of Scottish History. New Lanark: Geddes & Grosset. ISBN 1-85534-380-0.
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