1932 in Scotland
Godfrey Collins ⋅
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Events from the year 1932 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — George V
- Secretary of State for Scotland — Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt until 28 September; then Sir Godfrey Collins
Judiciary
Events
- 26 May — The Scots law case of Donoghue v Stevenson is decided in the House of Lords, establishing the modern concept of a duty of care in cases of negligence.[1]
- 26 September — First contingent of the National Hunger March leaves Glasgow.[2][3]
- 16 November — A colliery explosion at Cardowan kills 11 miners.[4]
- Wendy Wood leads a group of nationalists into Stirling Castle, at this time an Army barracks as well as a heritage attraction, to tear down the Union flag and replace it with a Scottish standard.
- Finnieston Crane begins operation.[5]
Births
- 4 January — Dick Douglas, Labour, then SNP, Member of Parliament (died 2014)
- 19 January — George MacBeth, poet and novelist (died 1992 in Ireland)
- 20 February — Tom Patey, mountaineer (died in climbing accident 1970)
- 8 May — Phyllida Law, actress
- 15 May — Joseph Beltrami, defence lawyer (died 2015)
- 2 June — Jim Petrie, comic artist (died 2014)
- 8 June — Ian Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood, lawyer and judge
- 1 July — Donny MacLeod, television presenter (died 1984)
- 9 July — Jimmy Reid, trade unionist (died 2010)
- 9 August — Tam Dalyell, Labour Member of Parliament
- 13 August — John Bannerman, historian of Gaelic Scotland (died 2008)
- 3 October — Tommy Preston, footballer (died 2015)
Deaths
- 25 January — James Paterson, painter (born 1854)
- 11 February — Robert Gibb, painter (born 1845)
- 31 March — Thomas David Anderson, amateur astronomer (born 1853)
- William Gillies, nationalist (born 1865)
The Arts
- Lewis Grassic Gibbon's novel Sunset Song, first of his A Scots Quair trilogy, is published.
- Fionn MacColla's novel The Albannach is published.
See also
References
- ^ Chapman, Matthew (2010). The Snail and the Ginger Beer: the story of Donoghue v Stevenson. London: Wildy, Simmons & Hill. ISBN 0-85490-049-7.
- ^ Hannington, Wal (1973). Unemployed Struggles, 1919-1936: My Life and Struggles Amongst the Unemployed. Barnes & Noble Books. p. 237. ISBN 0-85409-837-2.
- ^ Ewing, Keith D.; Gearty, C.A. (2001). The Struggle for Civil Liberties: Political Freedom and the Rule of Law in Britain, 1914-1945. Oxford University Press. p. 220. ISBN 0-19-876251-8.
- ^ "16th Nov 1932 - Cardowan, Stepps". Scottish Mining Website. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Riddell, John F. (1979). Clyde Navigation: A History of the Development and Deepening of the River Clyde. Edinburgh: John Donald. p. 261. ISBN 9780859760454.