1706 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1706 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — Anne
- Secretary of State — Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun, jointly with John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — Sir James Stewart
- Solicitor General for Scotland — William Carmichael
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord North Berwick
- Lord Justice General — Lord Tarbat
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Ormiston
Events
- April — Commissioners assemble in London to agree a Treaty of Union between Scotland and England.
- 22 July — Treaty of Union agreed in London.[1]
- c. September — Daniel Defoe is sent to Edinburgh as an English government agent to promote ratification of the Treaty of Union.
- 3 October — Opening of the Parliament of Scotland which will debate the Union.
- 19 October — An Edinburgh mob opposed to the Union threatens the Lord Provost.[2]
- 4 November — The Parliament of Scotland votes in favour of the Union with England Act by 116 votes to 83.[3]
- 6 November — A Glasgow mob opposed to the Union threatens the Lord Provost.[2]
- 20 November — A copy of the Treaty of Union is burnt publicly in Dumfries.[2]
- Lord Archibald Campbell is created 1st Earl of Ilay.
Births
- 1 April — Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck judge (died 1782)
- date unknown
- James Abercrombie British Army general (died 1781)
- Walter Goodall, writer (died 1766)
- John Maule, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (died 1781)
- William Stewart, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (died 1748)
Deaths
- 25 August — Lord John Hay, soldier (born c. 1668)
- date unknown — Sir John Hay of Alderston, 1st Baronet
The Arts
- A Choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems both ancient and modern, by several hands edited by James Watson begins publication in Edinburgh.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 204–205. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- 1 2 3 "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ McLean, Iain; McMillan, Alistair. State of the Union: Unionism and the Alternatives in the United Kingdom since 1707. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-925820-1. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ↑ "Ramsay, Allan (1686–1758)". The Burns Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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