1731 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1731 in: Great Britain • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1731 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
- Monarch — George II
- 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
References
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