1899 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1899 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord Justice General – Lord Robertson to 21 November; then Lord Blair Balfour
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Kingsburgh
Events
- March – supposed last duel in Scotland, fought with swords in the University of Glasgow over the appointment of a Rector, perhaps a student hoax.[1]
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- 16 June – Penicuik Housegutted by fire.
- July –
- November – English from the Fraser family, occupying it until 1913.
- 7 December – Flannan Isles Lighthousefirst lit.
- 15 December – Glasgow School of Art opens its new building, the most notable work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.[3]
- 30 December – the Albion Motor Car Company is set up in Glasgow; and the first Argyllcar is also produced this year.
- George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, presents Iona Abbey and other sacred sites of the island of Iona to the Iona Cathedral Trust (linked to the Church of Scotland).[4]
- First Skerries Bridge, linking Bruray to Housay in the Out Skerries, is built.
Births
- 24 June – Bruce Marshall, writer (died 1987 in France)
- 21 July – David Broadfoot, seaman awarded the George Cross for his role during the sinking of MV Princess Victoria (died 1959)
- 8 October – Dorothy Donaldson Buchanan, civil engineer (died 1985 in England)
Deaths
- 6 June – Robert Wallace, classics teacher, minister, university professor, newspaper editor, barrister and Member of Parliament (born 1831)
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See also
References
- ^ "Hit and myth: Was Scotland's last duel a joke?". The Scotsman. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Described in his book St Kilda (1900).
- ^ "Congratulations to the Glasgow School of Art as they celebrate 100th anniversary of the Mackintosh Building". Museums Galleries Scotland. 15 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.