Events from the year 1752 in

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– William Grant of Prestongrange *

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– Patrick Haldane of Gleneagles, jointly with Alexander Hume

Judiciary

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– Lord Arniston the Elder *

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– Lord Ilay *

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– Lord Tinwald

Events

* 17 March – the Parliament of Great Britain passes an act to bestow estates forfeited by

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to the Crown and to use the revenue to develop the

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. * 14 May – Appin Murder: Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure ("The Red Fox"), 44, who has recently been dispossessing members of the Jacobite

Clan Stewart of Appin Clan Stewart of Appin is the West Highland branch of the Clan Stewart and have been a distinct clan since their establishment in the 15th century. Their Chiefs are descended from Sir James Stewart of Perston, who was himself the grandson of Al ...

, is shot in the back in the wood of Lettermore between Ballachulish and Kentallen. The chief suspect, Alan Breck Stewart, having fled to France,

James Stewart of the Glen James Stewart of the Glen, (Gaelic: ''Seumas a' Ghlinne''; c. 1698 - 8 November 1752) also known as James of the Glens, was a leader of the Scottish Clan Stewart of Appin. He was wrongfully accused and hanged as an accessory to the Appin Murder, t ...

is found guilty "in

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" (as an accessory to the crime) at

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by a judge and jury entirely from

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and hanged on 8 November at Cnap a' Chaolais above the narrows at Ballachulish. * 3–13 September – these dates are omitted from the calendar in Britain as part of the adoption of the

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to correct the discrepancy between

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. *

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ironworks established. *

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near Glasgow, designed by William Adam is built. *

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is built. * The village of Luncarty is established by William Sandeman to house his employees. * Adam Smith transfers to professor of moral philosophy at the

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Births

* 13 January –

Sir Philip Anstruther-Paterson, 3rd Baronet Sir Philip Anstruther-Paterson, 3rd Baronet (born Anstruther; 13 January 1752 – 5 January 1808) was a Scottish politician. He served as Member of Parliament for Anstruther Burghs from 1774 to 1777. In 1778 he married Anne Paterson, daughter o ...

, politician (died

1808 Events January–March * January 1 ** The importation of slaves into the United States is banned, as the 1807 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves takes effect; African slaves continue to be imported into Cuba, and until the island ab ...

) * 6 April – Hugh Elliot, colonial governor (died 1830 in London) * 17 April –

John Austin John Austin may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John P. Austin (1906–1997), American set decorator * Johnny Austin (1910–1983), American musician * John Austin (author) (fl. 1940s), British novelist Military * John Austin (soldier) (180 ...

, inventor (died 1830) * 6 November – George Skene Keith, minister and writer on diverse topics (died

1823 Events January–March * January 22 – By secret treaty signed at the Congress of Verona, the Quintuple Alliance gives France a mandate to invade Spain for the purpose of restoring Ferdinand VII (who has been captured by armed revolutio ...

) * 20 November – George Cumming, politician (died

1834 Events January–March * January – The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad is chartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. * January 1 – Zollverein (Germany): Customs charges are abolished at borders within its member states. * January 3 � ...

) * Andrew Wodrow, Virginia merchant (died

1814 in the United States Events from the year 1814 in the United States. Incumbents Federal Government * President: James Madison ( DR-Virginia) * Vice President: Elbridge Gerry ( DR-Massachusetts) (until November 23), ''vacant'' (starting November 23) * Chief Jus ...

)

Deaths

* 23 February –

John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (19 November 1662 – 23 February 1752) a Scottish nobleman born in Breadalbane to John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland and Lady Mary Rich. In 1685 he married Lady Frances Cavendish ...

(born

1662 Events January–March * January 4 – Dziaddin Mukarram Shah becomes the new Sultan of Kedah, an independent kingdom on the Malay Peninsula, upon the death of his father, Sultan Muhyiddin Mansur. * January 10 – At the ...

) * 6 November – Ralph Erskine, preacher (born

1685 Events January–March * January 6 – American-born British citizen Elihu Yale, for whom Yale University in the U.S. is named, completes his term as the first leader of the Madras Presidency in India, administering the colony ...

)

The arts

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...

1886 Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange ...

novel '' Kidnapped'' is inspired by the Appin Murder case.

References

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