1929 in Scotland

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Events from the year 1929 in Scotland.

Incumbents[]

  • Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great SealSir John Gilmour, Bt until 4 June; then William Adamson

Law officers[]

  • Lord AdvocateWilliam Watson until May; then Alexander Munro MacRobert until June; then Craigie Mason Aitchison
  • Solicitor General for ScotlandAlexander Munro MacRobert until May; then Wilfrid Normand until June; then John Watson

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice GeneralLord Clyde
  • Lord Justice ClerkLord Alness
  • Chairman of the Scottish Land CourtLord St Vigeans

Events[]

  • 19 JanuaryPerth Corporation Tramways cease operation, being replaced by bus services operated by W. Alexander & Sons.
  • 4 May
    • Alexander Munro MacRobert appointed Lord Advocate,[1] replacing William Watson.
    • Wilfrid Normand appointed Solicitor General for Scotland,[1] replacing Alexander Munro MacRobert.
  • 10 MayLocal Government (Scotland) Act 1929 enacted. Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow are confirmed as having city status in the United Kingdom.
  • 31 May – the United Kingdom general election returns a hung parliament. Labour is the party with the largest number of seats in Scotland. On 8 June Ramsay MacDonald forms a new Labour government.[2]
  • 19 June
    • Craigie Aitchison appointed as Lord Advocate,[3] replacing Alexander Munro MacRobert.
    • John Watson appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland,[3] replacing Wilfrid Normand.
  • 2 October – the Union between the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland takes place.
  • 31 DecemberGlen Cinema Disaster in Paisley: 69 children die trying to escape smoke.[4]
  • Legislation requires both parties to a marriage in Scotland to be at least 16 years old (although no parental consent is needed).
  • Edinburgh crematorium opened at Warriston Cemetery.
  • Aluminium smelter at Fort William opened in conjunction with Lochaber hydroelectric scheme.
  • Lady Blanche Pit at Dysart, Fife, is closed.
  • Bus operator Scottish General Transport is renamed Western Scottish Motor Traction.
  • Ross County F.C. founded in Dingwall. They initially play in the Highland League.
  • The Benmore Botanic Garden becomes the first regional garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Births[]

  • 12 JanuaryAlasdair MacIntyre, philosopher
  • 3 FebruaryRonnie Fraser, agricultural journalist and Liberal politician (died 2010)
  • 12 AprilElspet Gray, Lady Rix, actress (died 2013 in London)
  • 17 AprilEve Pearce, actress
  • 11 MayStan Kane, actor and singer (died 2015 in Canada)
  • 25 MayArthur Montford, Scottish Television sports journalist (died 2014)
  • 11 JuneGeorge Gale, cartoonist (died 2003)
  • 12 JuneJohn McCluskey, Baron McCluskey, lawyer (died 2017)
  • 16 JuneAlex Govan, footballer (died 2016 in Plymouth)
  • 22 JuneJohn Mone, Roman Catholic Bishop of Paisley (died 2016)
  • 10 JulyWinnie Ewing, SNP MP and MEP
  • 15 JulyRhoda Bulter, poet (died 1994)
  • 24 AugustJohn Mackintosh, pro-devolution Labour politician (died 1978)
  • 20 SeptemberJoe Temperley, jazz saxophonist (died 2016)
  • 26 November - William Dysart, actor (died 2002 in London)
  • 2 DecemberHarry Benson, photographer
  • 9 December - Reay Tannahill, historian and novelist (died 2007 in London)
  • 11 DecemberKenneth MacMillan, choreographer (died 1992 in London)

Deaths[]

  • 1 FebruaryAlexander Ogston, surgeon, discoverer of Staphylococcus (born 1844)
  • 3 MayGeorge Gough Arbuthnot, businessman and civic leader in British India (born 1848)
  • 14 AugustHenry Horne, 1st Baron Horne, First World War general (born 1861)
  • 30 AugustWilliam Menzies Alexander, medical and theological writer (born 1858)
  • 13 SeptemberRobert Lorimer, architect (born 1864)[5]
  • 3 OctoberRobert Climie, trade unionist and Labour MP (born 1868)
  • John Brown Abercromby artist (born 1843)

The arts[]

  • 12 AugustEdinburgh Playhouse opens as a super-cinema.

See also[]

  • Timeline of Scottish history
  • 1929 in Northern Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ a b "No. 33492". The London Gazette. 7 May 1929. p. 3007.
  2. ^ Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 371–372. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  3. ^ a b "No. 14558". The Edinburgh Gazette. 21 June 1929. p. 650.
  4. ^ "Glen Cinema". The History of Paisley. Paisley.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. ^ Hussey, Christopher (1931). The Work of Sir Robert Lorimer. Country Life.
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