1744 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1744 in: Great Britain • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1744 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord Culloden
- Lord Justice General — Lord Ilay
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Milton
Events
- The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers established on Leith Links.
- Possible date — Edinburgh Skating Club established.
Births
- 13 February — David Allan, genre painter (died 1796)
- 6 October — James McGill, entrepreneur and philanthropist in Canada (died 1813 in Canada)
- 17 October — Andrew Duncan, physician (died 1828)
- 31 October — James Craig, architect, planner of the New Town, Edinburgh (died 1795)
Deaths
- 28 January — Thomas Innes, Catholic priest and historian (born 1662; died in France)
- 2 March — William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, Jacobite (born 1676; died in Italy)
See also
References
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