1892 in Scotland

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1892
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Scotland

Centuries:
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1892 in: The UKWalesElsewhere
Scottish football: 1891–921892–93

Events from the year 1892 in Scotland.

Incumbents[]

  • Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great SealThe Marquess of Lothian, until 11 August; then Sir George Trevelyan, Bt

Law officers[]

  • Lord AdvocateSir Charles Pearson until August; then John Blair Balfour
  • Solicitor General for ScotlandAndrew Murray; then Alexander Asher

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice GeneralLord Robertson
  • Lord Justice ClerkLord Kingsburgh

Events[]

  • 29 January – original bridge at Bonar Bridge swept away by flood
  • February – Scottish Universities Commissioners publish an ordinance authorising Scottish universities to provide for the education and graduation of women for the first time[1]
  • 9 AprilCeltic F.C. win the Scottish Cup for the first time[2]
  • 418 July – in the general election, Keir Hardie, standing as an independent labour candidate, wins the London seat of West Ham South
  • 5 JulyCentral Library, Aberdeen, opened by Andrew Carnegie
  • 6 SeptemberDundee Whaling Expedition begins
  • 8 SeptemberCunard liner RMS Campania is launched by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Govan
  • 26 November – the original Jenners department store in Edinburgh is destroyed by fire[3]
  • Foundation stone of new St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh laid[3]
  • Scottish Church Society formed
  • New Templeton's Carpet Factory building on Glasgow Green completed

Births[]

  • 25 MarchAndy Clyde, screen actor (died 1967 in the United States)
  • 13 AprilRobert Watson-Watt, pioneer of radar (died 1973)
  • 11 AugustHugh MacDiarmid, poet (died 1978)
  • 2 OctoberMab Copland Lineman, attorney in the United States (died 1957 in the United States)
  • 14 NovemberNora Connolly O'Brien, Irish political activist, daughter of James Connolly (died 1981 in Ireland)
  • 18 NovemberD. E. Stevenson, romantic novelist (died 1973)
  • 14 DecemberJimmy McColl, footballer (died 1978)
  • 25 DecemberDorothy Johnstone, painter (died 1980 in Wales)

Deaths[]

  • 28 AugustWilliam Forbes Skene, historian and antiquary (born 1809)
  • 22 SeptemberGeorge Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (born 1828 in London)
  • 23 SeptemberGeorge Grub, church historian (born 1812)
  • 5 OctoberAlexander Carnegie Kirk, mechanical engineer (born 1830)

The arts[]

  • 7 NovemberEmpire Palace Theatre opens in Edinburgh, designed for impresario Edward Moss by Frank Matcham
  • First Gaelic mòd, predecessor of the Royal National Mòd, held in Oban

See also[]

  • Timeline of Scottish history
  • 1892 in the United Kingdom

References[]

  1. ^ "Women in the University". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ Abbink, Dinant (2 May 2007). "1891/92". Scotland - Cup Results 1873/74-1877/78 and 1889/90-1995/96. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b "History of Edinburgh". Visions of Scotland. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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