Events from the year 1729 in Scotland.

Incumbents

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 ...

: ''vacant''

Law officers

* Lord Advocate – Duncan Forbes *

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– John Sinclair, jointly with Charles Erskine

Judiciary

* Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick * Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange

Events

* 8 January – two women arrested in Edinburgh for wearing men's clothing. * 6 August –

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, or RIE, often (but incorrectly) known as the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, or ERI, was established in 1729 and is the oldest voluntary hospital in Scotland. The new buildings of 1879 were claimed to be the largest v ...

established as the "Hospital for the Sick Poor" or "Physicians' Hospital" in Edinburgh. *

Mackintosh of Borlum The Mackintoshes of Borlum were a cadet branch of the Clan Mackintosh, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. Their most famous member was Brigadier William Mackintosh, Laird of Borlum (1658–1743) usually known as Mackintosh of Borlum who ...

publishes ''An essay on ways and means for inclosing, fallowing, planting, &c. Scotland; and that in sixteen years at farthest'', "by a lover of his country", in Edinburgh.

Births

* October – Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet, born William Johnstone, advocate, landowner and politician (died 1805 in London) * William Buchan, physician (died 1805 in London) * John Moore, physician and writer (died 1802 in London)

Deaths

* 21 March –

John Law John Law may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John Law (artist) (born 1958), American artist *John Law (comics), comic-book character created by Will Eisner *John Law (film director), Hong Kong film director * John Law (musician) (born 1961), B ...

, economist (born

1671 Events January–March * January 1 – The Criminal Ordinance of 1670, the first attempt at a uniform code of criminal procedure in France, goes into effect after having been passed on August 26, 1670. * January 5 – The B ...

; died in Venice) * 13 September –

Colen Campbell Colen Campbell (15 June 1676 – 13 September 1729) was a pioneering Scottish architect and architectural writer, credited as a founder of the Georgian style. For most of his career, he resided in Italy and England. As well as his architectural ...

, architect (born

1676 Events January–March * January 29 – Feodor III of Russia, Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia. * January 31 – Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, the oldest institution of higher education in Central America, is fo ...

; died in London) *

Gershom Carmichael Gershom Carmichael (1672–1729) was a Scottish philosopher. Gershom Carmichael was a Scottish subject born in London, the son of Alexander Charmichael, a Church of Scotland minister who had been banished by the Scottish privy council for h ...

, philosopher (born c. 1672) * Sìleas na Ceapaich, Gaelic poet (born c. 1660)

The arts

* Society of St. Luke, Scotland's first art institute, established in Edinburgh.

References

{{Years in Scotland , state=collapsed Years of the 18th century in Scotland

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1720s in Scotland