1931 in Scotland
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See also: | List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1931 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1930–31 • 1931–32 |
Events from the year 1931 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — George V
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — William Adamson until 24 August; then Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — Craigie Mason Aitchison
- Solicitor General for Scotland — John Charles Watson until November; then Wilfrid Normand
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Clyde
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Alness
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord St Vigeans
Events
- 13 February — Scottish Youth Hostels Association established.[1]
- 1 May — National Trust for Scotland established and acquires its first property, Crookston Castle (donated by Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet).
- 5 September — Celtic goalkeeper John Thomson dies in hospital after fracturing his skull in a collision with Rangers forward Sam English in the 'Old Firm' League derby at Ibrox Park.[2]
- 15–16 September - Invergordon Mutiny: Sailors in the Royal Navy take strike action over pay cuts.[3]
- 27 October — United Kingdom general election, 1931: The Unionist Party wins a majority of Scottish seats as the National Government retains power with a landslide victory throughout the UK.
- 12 December — Work on construction of "Hull 534", the Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary, at John Brown & Company's shipyard at Clydebank is suspended due to the Great Depression.
- 31 December — Ayr Corporation Tramways cease operation, being replaced by bus services operated by Scottish Motor Traction.
- Lord Dumfries purchases the recently deserted islands of St Kilda from Sir Reginald MacLeod of Dunvegan to preserve them as a bird sanctuary; he will bequeath them to the National Trust of Scotland on his death in 1956.
Births
- 26 February — Ally McLeod, football manager (died 2004)
- 18 March — John Fraser, actor
- 29 April — Lonnie Donegan, skiffle musician (died 2002 in England)
- 3 May — Thomas Sutherland, academic and Islamic Jihad hostage (died 2016 in the United States)
- 9 May — Alistair MacFarlane, engineer and academic
- 2 August — Karl Miller, literary editor (died 2014 in England)
- 11 September — Bill Simpson, television actor (died 1986)
- 22 September — George Younger, Conservative politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (died 2003)
- 24 September — Elizabeth Blackadder, painter
- 9 December — Ian McIntyre, journalist and BBC Radio executive (died 2014)
- 29 December — Bobby Shearer, footballer (died 2006)
Deaths
- 17 March — James Stewart, Labour Party politician, MP for Glasgow St. Rollox 1922–1931 (born 1863)
- 27 May — Norah Neilson Gray, portrait painter (born 1882)
- 5 August — Archibald Barr, mechanical engineer (born 1855)
- 7 December — Leslie Hunter, painter (born 1877)
The Arts
- A. J. Cronin's first novel Hatter's Castle is published.
- Bruce Marshall's novel Father Malachy's Miracle is published.
- Dorothy L. Sayers' detective story The Five Red Herrings, set amongst the Galloway artistic community, is published.
See also
References
- ^ "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ Divers, Paul. "John Thompson (1909–1931) - The Prince of Goalkeepers". Irish Light and Colour. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Ereira, Alan (1981). The Invergordon Mutiny. London: Routledge.