1706 in Scotland

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Events from the year 1706 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents

The Treaty of Union

Law officers

Judiciary

Events

  • April – commissioners assemble in London to agree a Treaty of Union between Scotland and England.
  • 22 July – Treaty of Union agreed in London.[1]
  • c. September – Daniel Defoe is sent to Edinburgh as an English government agent to promote ratification of the Treaty of Union.
  • 3 October – opening of the Parliament of Scotland which will debate the Union.
  • 19 October – an Edinburgh mob opposed to the Union threatens the Lord Provost.[2]
  • 4 November – the Parliament of Scotland votes in favour of the Union with England Act by 116 votes to 83.[3]
  • 6 November – a Glasgow mob opposed to the Union threatens the Lord Provost.[2]
  • 20 November – a copy of the Treaty of Union is burnt publicly in Dumfries.[2]
  • Earl of Ilay
    .

Births

Date unknown

  • James Abercrombie British Army general (died 1781
    )
  • Walter Goodall, writer (died 1766)
  • John Maule, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (died 1781)
  • William Stewart, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (died 1748
    )

Deaths

  • 25 August –
    1668
    )

Date unknown

The arts

  • A Choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems both ancient and modern, by several hands edited by James Watson begins publication in Edinburgh.[4]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2
    .
  2. ^ a b c "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ISBN 0-19-925820-1
    . Retrieved 6 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Ramsay, Allan (1686–1758)". The Burns Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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