Events from the year 1635 in the
Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
Monarch
*
Monarch –
Charles I
Judiciary
*
Lord President of the Court of Session –
Robert Spottiswood
Sir Robert Spottiswood (Spottiswoode, Spotiswood, Spotswood), Lord Newabbey of New Abbey and Dunipace (1596 – 20 January 1646), was a Scottish lawyer, Lord President of the Court of Session and member of the Privy Council to James VI of Sco ...
*
Lord Justice General –
William Elphinstone
*
Lord Justice Clerk – James Carmichael of the Ilk
Events
* May – Without consulting the
Parliament of Scotland,
Charles I authorized a new Book of Canons, which among others made him the head of the
Church of Scotland.
Full dates unknown
* Construction of
Malleny House and Garden was initiated.
* Earliest recorded establishment of a lighthouse in
Isle of May.
* Publication of the 1635 edition of
Scottish Psalter
Decisions concerning the conduct of public worship in the Church of Scotland are entirely at the discretion of the parish minister. As a result, a wide variety of musical resources are used. However, at various times in its history, the General As ...
.
Births
* 10 April –
Patrick Gordon, Scottish general (died 1699)
* 5 August –
George Martine, Scottish historian (died 1712)
* 28 December –
Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of Charles I (died 1650)
Full dates unknown
*
Kenneth Mackenzie, Scottish noble (died 1678)
*
George Douglas, Scottish general (died 1692)
*
Michael Bruce, Scottish clergy (died 1693)
*
Alexander Gordon, Scottish royalist who emigrated to
North America
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(died 1697)
*
Katherine Ross, Scottish educator (died 1697)
*
Archibald Riddell, Scottish clergy (died 1708)
*
George Hamilton, Scottish clergy (died 1712)
*
James Stewart
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, Scottish politician (died 1713)
*
George Haliburton, Scottish clergy (died 1715)
*
Walter Gibson, Scottish merchant and politician (died 1723)
Deaths
* 1 January –
Patrick Anderson, Scottish physician (born 1618)
* 28 March –
Patrick Forbes, Scottish bishop (born 1564)
* 17 July –
Robert Echlin, Scottish clergy (born 1576)
* 28 October –
William Keith, Scottish noble and general (born 1585)
Full dates unknown
*
William Seton of Kylesmure
William Seton of Kylesmure (1562-1635) was a Scottish landowner, postmaster, Sheriff of Edinburgh, and administrator of the jointure lands of Anne of Denmark in Scotland.
He was a son of George Seton, 7th Lord Seton and Isobel Hamilton, a daughter ...
, Scottish politician (born 1562)
*
Walter Stewart, Scottish clergy (born 1568)
*
John Auchmoutie, Scottish politician (born 1580)
See also
*
Timeline of Scottish history
*
1679 in England
Events from the year 1679 in England.
Incumbents
* Monarch – Charles II
* Parliament – Cavalier (until 24 January), Habeas Corpus (starting 6 March, until 12 July)
Events
* 24 January – King Charles II dismisses the Cavalier Parliament a ...
References
{{Year in Europe, 1635
1635 in Scotland
Years of the 17th century in Scotland