1769 in Scotland

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1769
in
Scotland

Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1740s
  • 1750s
  • 1760s
  • 1770s
  • 1780s
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1769 in: Great BritainWalesElsewhere

Events from the year 1769 in Scotland.

Incumbents[]

Law officers[]

  • Lord AdvocateJames Montgomery
  • Solicitor General for ScotlandHenry Dundas

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of SessionLord Arniston, the younger
  • Lord Justice GeneralDuke of Queensberry
  • Lord Justice ClerkLord Barskimming

Events[]

  • 29 April – James Watt is granted a British patent for "A method of lessening the consumption of steam in steam engines" – the separate condenser,[1] a key improvement (first devised by Watt in 1765 in Glasgow) which stimulates the Industrial Revolution.[2] In September he completes a full-size experimental engine at Kinneil House.
  • July 17 – Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant, having left Chester on 26 June, travels from Bamburgh to Dunbar to begin his tour of Scotland.[3]
  • 3 August – part of the first North Bridge, Edinburgh, collapses while nearing completion, killing five.
  • 25 October – Murder of Alexander Montgomerie at Ardrossan.
  • 9 November – first Co-operative Society in Britain founded by weavers at Fenwick, East Ayrshire.[4]
  • John Maxwell (of Dargavel) begins to practice as a lawyer in Glasgow, origin of McGrigors which continues as an independent firm until 2012.
  • Ayr Bank opens.
  • Fort George completed.[5]

Births[]

  • 2 May – John Malcolm, soldier, statesman and historian (died 1833 in London)
  • 14 April – Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet, politician and lawyer (died 1842)
  • Charles Ewart, soldier (died 1846 in England)
  • Robert Hetrick, poet and blacksmith (died 1849)

Deaths[]

  • 25 October – Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton (born 1723; murdered)

The arts[]

  • 9 December – first Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, opens.
  • Richard Hurd's Ancient and Modern Scots Songs published.

References[]

  1. ^ Patent 913; specification accepted January 5.
  2. ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 224–225. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  3. ^ Pennant, Thomas (1771). A Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX. Chester: John Monk.
  4. ^ "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Fort George Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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