1752 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1752 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
- Lord Advocate – William Grant of Prestongrange
- Patrick Haldane of Gleneagles, jointly with Alexander Hume
Judiciary
- Lord Arniston the Elder
- Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Tinwald
Events
- 17 March – the Parliament of Great Britain passes an act to bestow estates forfeited by Jacobites to the Crown and to use the revenue to develop the Scottish Highlands.[1]
- 14 May – Alan Breck Stewart, having fled to France, James Stewart of the Glen is found guilty "in art and part" (as an accessory to the crime) at Inveraray by a judge and jury entirely from Clan Campbell and hanged on 8 November at Cnap a' Chaolais above the narrows at Ballachulish.[2]
- 3–13 September – these dates are omitted from the calendar in Britain as part of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar to correct the discrepancy between Old Style and New Style dates.[1]
- Bonawe ironworks established.
- Pollok House near Glasgow, designed by William Adam is built.
- Kinbuck Bridge is built.[3]
- The village of Luncarty is established by William Sandeman to house his employees.[4]
- Adam Smith transfers to professor of moral philosophy at the University of Glasgow.
Births
- 13 January – Sir Philip Anstruther-Paterson, 3rd Baronet, politician (died 1808)
- 6 April – Hugh Elliot, colonial governor (died 1830 in London)
- 17 April – John Austin, inventor (died 1830)
- 6 November – George Skene Keith, minister and writer on diverse topics (died 1823)
- 20 November – George Cumming, politician (died 1834)
- Andrew Wodrow, Virginia merchant (died 1814 in the United States)
Deaths
- 23 February – John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (born 1662)
- 6 November – Ralph Erskine, preacher (born 1685)
The arts
- Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novel Kidnapped is inspired by the Appin Murder case.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Cramb, Auslan (14 November 2008). "18th Century murder conviction 'should be quashed'". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Kinbuck Bridge (159762)". Canmore. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "Luncarty". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 19 July 2017.