1693 in Scotland
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1693 in: England • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1693 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch – William II and Mary II
- Secretary of State – John Dalrymple, Master of Stair, jointly with James Johnston
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Stair
- Lord Justice General – Lord Lothian
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ormiston
Events
- 14 June – Parliament turns its attention to an 'Act for Encouraging of Forraigne Trade' – that would lead to the Darien Scheme[1]
Births
date unknown –
- John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll, soldier and Member of Parliament (died 1770)
Deaths
- 9 April – Walter Scott, Earl of Tarras, nobleman (born 1644)
- 15 May – John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Bargany, peer (born c.1640)
date unknown
- Alexander Fraser, 11th Lord Saltoun, peer (born 1604)
- George Munro, 1st of Newmore, soldier and member of parliament 1602)
See also
References
- ^ The Founding of the Company of Scotland www2.warwick.ac.uk, accessed 28 April 2013