1695 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1695 in: England • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1695 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — William II
- Secretary of State — John Dalrymple, Master of Stair (until dismissed after Glencoe enquiry), jointly with James Johnston
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord Stair (died in November)
- Lord Justice General — Lord Lothian
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Ormiston
Events
- 2 July — 1 September - Scottish regiments are involved in the Siege of Namur
- 17 July — Parliament passes the Act to establish the Bank of Scotland
- Carron Bridge built.
Births
- 1 August — John Rutherford, physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh Medical School (died 1779)
- 5 October — John Glas, clergyman who started the Glasite church movement (died 1773)
- 4 November — John Erskine of Carnock, jurist and professor of Scottish law at the University of Edinburgh (died 1768)
- date unknown —
- John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale, nobleman, politician, Secretary of State for Scotland, Governor of Bank of Scotland (died 1772)
Deaths
- 13 April — James Drummond bishop (born 1629)
- 15 May — Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, peer, (born 1643)
- 29 November — James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, lawyer and statesman, (born 1619)
- date unknown —
- William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, politician (born 1637)
See also
References
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