1740 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1740 in: Great Britain • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1740 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch — George II
- Secretary of State for Scotland: vacant
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord Culloden
- Lord Justice General — Lord Ilay
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Milton
Births
- 29 October — James Boswell, diarist and biographer of Samuel Johnson (died 1795)
Deaths
- 22 May - John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow, nobleman (born 1688)
See also
References
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