1858 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1858 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1858 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — James Moncreiff until March; then John Inglis until July; then Charles Baillie
- Solicitor General for Scotland — Edward Maitland; then Charles Baillie; then David Mure
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Colonsay
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Glencorse, then Lord Glenalmond
Events
- 1 January — The permanent North Unst Lighthouse on Muckle Flugga (Shetland), designed by brothers Thomas and David Stevenson, is first illuminated.
- 16 April — The Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh is wound up.
- 31 August — Bressay Lighthouse in Shetland is first illuminated.
- 26 October — Launch of Fraserburgh life-boat, the first in Scotland under the auspices of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
- Completion of Hamilton Mausoleum.
- Temperate Palm House at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh built.
- The West of Scotland Grand National, predecessor of the Scottish Grand National, is first run, at a course near Houston, Renfrewshire.[1]
Births
- 14 March — George Henry, painter (died 1943)
- 10 April — Arthur Melville, painter of Oriental subjects (died 1904)
- 7 December — Ned Haig, butcher and rugby union player notable for founding the sport of rugby sevens (died 1939)
Deaths
- 19 February — Alexander Black, architect (born c.1790)
- 24 February — Thomas Hamilton, architect (born 1784)
- 10 June — Robert Brown, botanist and palaeobotanist (born 1773)
- 16 September — John Macgregor, shipbuilder (born 1802)
The Arts
- 24 March — The Scottish National Gallery on The Mound in Edinburgh opens.[2]
- August — German writer Theodor Fontane tours Scotland.[3]
- E. B. Ramsay's Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character is published.
See also
References
- ↑ "Scottish Grand National Facts". Ayr Racecourse. 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- ↑ History of the National Galleries of Scotland 1850-1900 www.nationalgalleries.org, accessed 23 June 2013. Archived 2013-06-29.
- ↑ Jenseit des Tweed, Bilder und Briefe aus Schottland (1860).
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