1859 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1859 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — Charles Baillie until April; then David Mure until June; then James Moncreiff
- Solicitor General for Scotland — David Mure; then George Patton; then Edward Maitland
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Colonsay
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Glenalmond
Events
- 21 April — The Dunfermline Press begins publication.
- 14 October — Glasgow Town Council's Loch Katrine public water supply scheme officially opened.[1]
- 23 December — National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, a predecessor of the National Museum of Scotland, officially inaugurated in Queen Street, Edinburgh.[2]
- Muirkirk becomes the first town in Britain to have gas lighting.
- St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society opens its first shop in Edinburgh.
- Robertson's "Golden Shred" marmalade first produced, in Paisley.
- First whaler purpose-built with a steam engine, the Narwhal from Stephen's shipyard at Dundee.[3]
Births
- 10 March — Dugald Sutherland MacColl, painter and curator (died 1948 in London)
- 22 May — Arthur Conan Doyle, physician and novelist best known for his stories about the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes (died 1930 in England)[4]
- 10 June — James Guthrie, painter (died 1930)
- 8 July — Annie Shepherd Swan, novelist (died 1943)
- 9 September — William James Cullen, Lord Cullen, judge (died 1941)
- 24 September — S. R. Crockett, novelist (died 1914 in France)
- 25 October — Allan MacDonald, Roman Catholic priest, poet, folklore collector and activist (died 1905)
- Thomas Corsan Morton, painter (died 1928)
- James Nairn, painter (died 1904 in New Zealand)
Deaths
- 19 September — John Pringle Nichol, scientist (born 1804)
- 22 September — William Alison, physician and social reformer (born 1790)
- 20 November — Mountstuart Elphinstone, statesman and historian (born 1779)
- 22 November — George Wilson, chemist and professor of technology (born 1818)
The Arts
- 26 August — Jules Verne arrives in Edinburgh to begin his first visit to Scotland.
- John Brown's short story "Rab and his Friends" is published.
See also
References
- ↑ "The Queen At Loch Katrine". The Times (23438). London. 1859-10-15. p. 9.
- ↑ "History of Edinburgh". Visions of Scotland. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- ↑ Lythe, S. G. E. (1964). "Shipbuilding at Dundee down to 1914". Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 11: 219–32. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9485.1964.tb00681.x. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ↑ "Conan Doyle Dead From Heart Attack". The New York Times. 1930-07-08. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
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