1704 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1704 in: England • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1704 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — Anne
- Secretary of State —
- until October: James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, jointly with George Mackenzie, 1st Viscount Tarbat
- from October: John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe jointly with James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — Sir James Stewart
- Solicitor General for Scotland — William Carmichael
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord North Berwick
- Lord Justice General — Lord Tarbat
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Prestonhall, then Lord Whitelaw
Events
- Parliament of Scotland passes the Act of Security 1704 in response to the Parliament of England's Act of Settlement 1701.[1]
Births
- 30 April — Jean Adam, poet (died 1765)
- 7 September — John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun (died 1781)
- date unknown
- William Hamilton, poet (died 1754)
- William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (died 1746)
- Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (died 1753)
Deaths
- 4 January — Sir Alexander Munro of Bearcrofts (year of birth unknown)
- 6 March — George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton (born c. 1641)
- 13 June — Arthur Rose, prelate (born 1634)
See also
References
- ↑ McLean, Iain; McMillan, Alistair (2005). State of the Union: Unionism and the Alternatives in the United Kingdom since 1707. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-925820-1. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
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