1911 In Scotland

Events from the year 1911 in Scotland.

Incumbents

* Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland

Law officers

* Lord Advocate – Alexander Ure
* Solicitor General for Scotland – William Hunter; then Andrew Anderson

Judiciary

* Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Dunedin
* Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Kingsburgh

Events

* 27 January – opening of Scottish Motor Exhibition in Edinburgh.
* March–April – eleven thousand workers at the Singer Manufacturing Co. sewing machine factory on Clydebank go on strike in solidarity with twelve female colleagues protesting against work process reorganisation; four hundred alleged ringleaders are dismissed.
* 2 May– 4 November – Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry at Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow.
* 9 May – a fire at the Empire Palace Theatre in Edinburgh kills eleven people, including illusionist Sigmund Neuberger ("The Great Lafayette") and also his lion and horse; he is buried in Piershill Cemetery with his dog Beauty.
* 19 July – Thistle Chapel, designed by Robert Lorimer, dedicated in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.
* 24 July – start of Scottish leg of first Daily Mail Circuit of Britain air race, ''Daily Mail'' Circuit of Britain air race, Hendon–Harrogate–Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle–Edinburgh–Stirling–Glasgow–Carlisle, Cumbria, Carlisle.
* 11 September – Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet, buys the ruined Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull to restore as the seat of the Clan Maclean.
* 11 November – Barclay Curle launch cargo ship ''Jutlandia'' at their Clydeholm yard, the first British-built oil-engined vessel designed for ocean service.
* 16 October – new building for the Mitchell Library opened in Glasgow.
* Royal Engineers balloon squadron sets up a training camp in Tentsmuir Forest on the Fife coast, predecessor of Leuchars Station.
* :File:The Pavilion, Ayr - geograph.org.uk - 160496.jpg, The Pavilion opened at Ayr.

Births

* 11 February – Alexander Cairncross (economist), Alec Cairncross, economist (died 1998 in Scotland, 1998)
* 11 March – Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, soldier, writer and politician (died 1996 in Scotland, 1996)
* 24 January – Muir Mathieson, film composer (died 1975 in the United Kingdom, 1975)
* 14 May – John Inch, Sir John Ritchie Inch, police Chief Constable (died 1993 in Scotland, 1993)
* 31 May – Leonard Boden, portrait painter (died 1999 in the United Kingdom, 1999)
* 16 June – Bobby Ancell football player and manager (died 1987 in Scotland, 1987)
* 9 July – Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, Brigadier Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat and British Commandos, Commando (died 1995 in Scotland, 1995)
* 26 October – Sorley MacLean, poet (died 1996 in Scotland, 1996)
* 4 December – William Baxter (Scottish politician), William Baxter, Labour MP for West Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency), West Stirlingshire (1959–1974) (died 1979 in Scotland, 1979)

Deaths

* 14 February – Eustace Balfour, architect (born 1854 in Scotland, 1854)
* 21 May – Williamina Fleming, astronomer, discoverer of the Horsehead Nebula (born 1857 in Scotland, 1857)
* 4 October – Joseph Bell, surgeon (born 1837 in Scotland, 1837)
* 11 December – William McGregor (football), William McGregor, football administrator and founder of the Football League (born 1846 in Scotland, 1846)
* Robert Hamilton Paterson, architect (born 1843 in Scotland, 1843)

The arts

* Release of ''Rob Roy'', the first British-made three-reel feature film, shot by the Scottish company United Films Ltd in studios at Rouken Glen on the edge of Glasgow and on location in Aberfoyle, Stirling, Aberfoyle.
* Violet Jacob's historical novel ''Flemington'' is published.
* Harry Lauder writes the popular song "Roamin' In The Gloamin'".
* Ayr Picture Palace opens, the town's first purpose-built cinema.

See also

* Timeline of Scottish history

References

{{Years in Scotland

1911 in Scotland,
1911 in the United Kingdom, Scotland
Years of the 20th century in Scotland
1910s in Scotland