1925 in Scotland

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Events from the year 1925 in Scotland.

Incumbents[]

Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
  • Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Sir John Gilmour, Bt

Law officers[]

  • Lord Advocate – William Watson
  • Solicitor General for Scotland – David Fleming until December; then Alexander Munro MacRobert

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde
  • Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Alness
  • Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord St Vigeans

Events[]

  • 18 April – the dam of Skelmorlie reservoir bursts, flooding the village and killing 5.[1]
  • 21 March – Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, home of the Scottish Rugby Union, opens with Scotland defeating England 14-11.[2]
  • 16 May – the war memorial on the Law, Dundee, is inaugurated.[3]
  • 7 July – the original Kelvin Hall in Glasgow is destroyed by fire.[3]
  • 7 August – National Library of Scotland established by Act of Parliament to take over the national responsibilities of the Advocates' Library in Edinburgh.
  • 2 October – John Logie Baird successfully transmits the first television pictures with a greyscale image, in London.[4]
  • 29 December – Alexander Munro MacRobert appointed Solicitor General for Scotland,[5] replacing David Fleming
  • The uninhabited Shiant Isles are acquired by writer and island-lover Compton Mackenzie.

Births[]

  • 28 January – Michael Scott Weir, diplomat, Arabist (died 2006)
  • 1 February – Bobby Laing, professional footballer (died 1985)
  • 15 February – Eric Brown, professional golfer (died 1986)
  • 18 February – Russell Hunter, actor (died 2004)
  • 1 April – Walter Carr, actor (died 1998)
  • 2 April – George MacDonald Fraser, author, notable for The Flashman Papers (died 2008 in the Isle of Man)
  • 5 April – John Boyd, milliner, based in London (died 2018)
  • 6 May – Angus Black, international rugby union player (died 2018)
  • 29 May – Mick McGahey, Communist miners' leader (died 1999)
  • 3 June – Thomas Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow and Cardinal (died 2001)
  • 19 June – Robert Fyfe, actor
  • 25 July – Duncan Johnstone, bagpiper and composer (died 1999)
  • 30 July – Alexander Trocchi, novelist (died 1984)
  • 4 September – John McKenzie, footballer (died 2017)
  • 28 October – Ian Hamilton Finlay, poet and sculptor (died 2006)[6]
  • 26 November – Phil McCall, actor (died 2002)
  • 30 December – Ian MacNaughton, actor and television director/producer (died 2002)
  • John Quigley, author

Deaths[]

  • 11 January – John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland, Liberal Party MP, soldier, peer and administrator (born 1860)
  • 14 January - David MacRitchie, folklorist and antiquarian (born 1851)
  • 25 April – John Quinton Pringle, painter (born 1864)
  • July - James Seth, philosopher (born 1860)
  • Henry J. Watt, experimental psychologist (born 1879)

The arts[]

  • John Buchan's novel John Macnab is published.
  • Hugh MacDiarmid's synthetic Scots poetry Sangshaw is published.

See also[]

  • Timeline of Scottish history
  • 1925 in Northern Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ "Skelmorlie's reservoir disaster of 1925". Largs & Millport Weekly News. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  4. ^ Burns, R. W. Television: An International History of the Formative Years. London: Institution of Electrical Engineers. p. 264. ISBN 9780852969144.
  5. ^ "No. 14193". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 January 1926. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Ian Hamilton Finlay 1925-2006". Tate. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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