1912 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1912 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1911–12 • 1912–13 |
Events from the year 1912 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
- Monarch — George V
- Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland until 13 February; then Thomas McKinnon Wood
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Dunedin
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Kingsburgh
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court, established on 1 April — Lord Kennedy
Events
- 15 January — Rua Reidh Lighthouse first lit on Rubh'Re Point near the entrance to Loch Ewe.
- May — Unionist Party emerges in Scotland following merger of the Liberal Unionist Party into the Conservative And Unionist Party in England.
- August — Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet, takes possession of the family seat of Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull.[1]
- 10 September — Midlothian by-election: Unionist Party gain seat from Liberal Party.
- 24 October — Formation of the Edinburgh and Leith Branch of the Workers' Educational Association at a meeting addressed by Albert Mansbridge.
- 26 November — A severe south-westerly gale hits Scotland: 10 are killed and Troon is heavily flooded.[2]
- The island of Raasay is acquired by Baird & Co. who open an iron ore mine there.
Births
- 10 February — Ena Lamont Stewart, playwright (died 2006)
- 17 March — Alexander Hastings, international footballer (died 1988)
- 16 April — David Langton, born Basil Muir Langton-Dodds, actor (died 1994 in Stratford-upon-Avon)
- 10 April — Squadron Leader Archibald Ashmore McKellar, flying ace of the Royal Air Force during World War II (died 1940 at Adisham, Kent)
- 18 April — Sir Alexander Richard Glen, explorer of the Arctic and wartime intelligence officer (died 2004)
- 3 June — William Douglas-Home, playwright (died 1992 in England)
- 15 August — Monty Finniston, industrialist (died 1991 in London)
- 2 September — David Daiches, literary historian and literary critic (died 2005)
- 11 September — Robin Jenkins, novelist (died 2005)
- 12 September — J. F. Hendry, poet (died 1986 in Canada)
- 21 September — Ian MacGregor, industrialist (died 1998 in England)
- 29 November — Muriel Gibson, Scottish nationalist activist and military officer (died 2005)
- Margot Bennett, novelist (died 1980)
- Jane Lee child actor (died 1957 in New York City)
Deaths
- 18 February — George Henderson, scolar of Scottish Gaelic, (born 1866)
- 29 March — Henry Robertson Bowers, polar explorer, (born 1883)
- 15 April — John Law Hume, violinist on RMS Titanic, (born 1890)
- 15 April — William McMaster Murdoch, First Officer on RMS Titanic, (born 1873)
- 6 June — Alexander Carmichael exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author (born 1832)
- 20 July — Andrew Lang, poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to anthropology, (born 1844)
- 8 November — Dugald Drummond, steam locomotive engineer (born 1840)
- 25 November — Sir Edward Moss, theatrical impresario (born 1852 in Manchester)
- 18 December — Alexander Taylor Innes, lawyer, writer, biographer and church historian, (born 1833)
The Arts
- The Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness, opens its doors. It will be the first purpose-built cinema in Scotland to celebrate its centenary as a film venue.
- Bandmaster Frederick J. Ricketts of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders publishes "Holyrood", the first march under the pseudonym Kenneth J. Alford.
See also
References
- ↑ "MacLean". Electric Scotland. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ↑ "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
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