1791 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1791 in: Great Britain • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1791 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord Succoth
- Lord Justice General — The Viscount Stormont
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Braxfield
Events
- 22 August — Galloway Association of Glasgow founded as the Glasgow Galloway Brotherly Society.
Publications
- Francis Grose — The Antiquities of Scotland, volume 2
- Sir John Sinclair — Statistical Account of Scotland, begins publication, introducing the term Statistics into English[1]
Births
- April — William Mackenzie, ophthalmologist (died 1868)
- 4 September — Robert Knox, surgeon, anatomist and zoologist (died 1862)
- 21 June — Robert Napier, engineer, "Father of Clyde Shipbuilding" (died 1876)
Deaths
- 29 March — Elspeth Buchan, millenarian prophet, founder of the Buchanites (born c. 1738)
- 7 July — Thomas Blacklock, poet (born 1721)
The Arts
- Robert Burns moves to Dumfries and writes "Ae Fond Kiss", "The Banks O' Doon", "Sweet Afton" and "Tam o' Shanter".
Sport
- Burntisland Golf Club founded.
References
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