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Events from the year 1724 in Scotland.


Incumbents

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Secretary of State for Scotland The secretary of state for Scotland ( gd, Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba; sco, Secretar o State fir Scotland), also referred to as the Scottish secretary, is a Secretary of State (United Kingdom), secretary of state in the Government of the Unit ...
: The Duke of Roxburghe


Law officers

* Lord AdvocateRobert Dundas *
Solicitor General for Scotland , body = , insignia = Crest of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg , insigniasize = 110px , image = File:Official Portrait of Ruth Charteris QC.png , incumbent = Ruth Charteris KC , incumbentsince = 22 June 2021 , department = Crown Office and ...
John Sinclair, jointly with Charles Binning


Judiciary

* Lord President of the Court of SessionLord North Berwick * Lord Justice GeneralLord Ilay * Lord Justice ClerkLord Grange


Events

* c. March–November –
Galloway Galloway ( ; sco, Gallowa; la, Gallovidia) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway. A native or i ...
"Levellers" dykebreaking in opposition to
enclosure Enclosure or Inclosure is a term, used in English landownership, that refers to the appropriation of "waste" or " common land" enclosing it and by doing so depriving commoners of their rights of access and privilege. Agreements to enclose land ...
s. * 24 December – General
George Wade Field Marshal George Wade (1673 – 14 March 1748) was a British Army officer who served in the Nine Years' War, War of the Spanish Succession, Jacobite rising of 1715 and War of the Quadruple Alliance before leading the construction of barra ...
is appointed Commander in Chief in Scotland after his report on the need for military roads in the country. * Burcefield and
Gardie House Gardie House is an 18th-century estate house on Bressay in Shetland, Scotland. Located opposite Lerwick, across the Bressay Sound, Gardie is described by Historic Scotland as an "example of the smaller Scottish country house, unique in Shetland." ...
s built.


Births

* 20 March –
Duncan Ban MacIntyre Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir, anglicized as ''Duncan Ban MacIntyre'' (20 March 1724 – 14 May 1812), was one of the most renowned of Scottish Gaelic poets. He formed an integral part of one of the golden ages of Gaelic poetry in Scotland d ...
, Gaelic poet (died
1812 Events January–March * January 1 – The ''Allgemeines bürgerliches Gesetzbuch'' (the Austrian civil code) enters into force in the Austrian Empire. * January 19 – Peninsular War: The French-held fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo Siege of ...
) * 3 June – John Gregory, physician and moralist (died
1773 Events January–March * January 1 – The hymn that becomes known as ''Amazing Grace'', at this time titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17", is first used to accompany a sermon led by curate John Newton in the town of Olney, Bucking ...
) * 10 July – James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton (died 1758 in England)


Deaths

* 14 November –
John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, KT, PC (24 February 166014 November 1724) was a Scottish nobleman, politician, and soldier. He served in numerous positions during his life, and fought in the Glorious Revolution for William III and Mary II. ...
, soldier and politician (born
1660 in England Events from the year 1660 in England. This is the year of Restoration. Incumbents * Monarch – Charles II (starting 29 May) * Parliament – Second Commonwealth Rump (until 20 February), Commonwealth Long (starting 21 February, until 16 Marc ...
)


The arts

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Allan Ramsay Allan Ramsay may refer to: *Allan Ramsay (poet) or Allan Ramsay the Elder (1686–1758), Scottish poet *Allan Ramsay (artist) or Allan Ramsay the Younger (1713–1784), Scottish portrait painter *Allan Ramsay (diplomat) (1937–2022), British diplom ...
publishes ''The Ever Green: Being a collection of Scots Poems'' and co-writes and edits the first volume of ''The Tea-Table Miscellany'', a collection of Scots songs, in Scots and English.


See also

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References

Years of the 18th century in Scotland
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