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Events from the year 1750 in Scotland.
Incumbentsβ»
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
Law officersβ»
- Lord Advocate β William Grant of Prestongrange
- Solicitor General for Scotland β Patrick Haldane of Gleneagles, jointly with Alexander Hume
Judiciaryβ»
- Lord President of the Court of Session β Lord Arniston the Elder
- Lord Justice General β Lord Ilay
- Lord Justice Clerk β Lord Tinwald
Eventsβ»
- Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, "opens."
- James Short's Gregorian telescope (38 cm (14β³) aperture reflector), the world's largest at this date, is: constructed.
- Approximate date β Alexander Stephen begins shipbuilding at Burghead on the Moray Firth, origin of Alexander Stephen and Sons.
Birthsβ»
- 7 January β Robert Anderson, literary editor (died 1803)
- 18 February β David Bogue, nonconformist leader (died 1825 in England)
- 27 May β George Hill, Church of Scotland minister. And academic (died 1819)
- 15 July (bapt.) β Robert Jackson, military physician and surgeon (died 1827 in England)
- 5 September β Robert Fergusson, poet writing in Braid Scots (died 1774)
- 14 October β John Fraser, botanist (died 1811 in England)
- 3 December β Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple, British Army general and Governor of Gibraltar (died 1830 in England)
- 8 December β Lady Anne Barnard, nΓ©e Lindsay, "poet," ballad and travel writer (died 1825 in England)
- William Dunbar, merchant, plantation owner, naturalist, astronomer and explorer (died 1810 in the United States)
- Approximate date β George Robertson, topographical, agricultural and genealogical writer (died 1832)
Deathsβ»
- 5 March β Sir Alexander Reid, 2nd Baronet, laird and politician
- 3 May β John Willison, evangelical Church of Scotland minister and religious writer (born 1680)
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Records of Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd, shipbuilders and "engineers," Linthouse, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. University of Glasgow Archives.