1824 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1824 in Scotland.
Contents
Incumbents
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord Granton
- Lord Justice General — The Duke of Montrose
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Boyle
Events
- 17 May — The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway is authorised; construction begins the following month.[1]
- 24 May — The foundation stone for an oil-gas works at Tanfield in Edinburgh is laid by Sir Walter Scott, the company chairman.[2]
- October — Edinburgh Academy, built to the design of William Burn, opens.
- 10 October — Edinburgh Town Council makes a decision to found a municipal fire brigade under James Braidwood, the first in Britain.[3]
- 15–21 November — Great Fire of Edinburgh, starting in Old Assembly Close, kills 11 residents and 2 firemen, and destroys 24 tenements – leaving 400 families homeless – and other properties, including the spire of Tron Kirk.
- Blairquhan Castle near Maybole, rebuilt to the design of William Burn for the Hunter-Blair family, is completed.
- Speyside Scotch whisky distilleries established: Balmenach, Glenlivet and Macallan. Also, Cameron Bridge distillery is established by Haig.
- The Foot-Ball Club is established in Edinburgh, one of the earliest known clubs organised to play any kind of football.[4]
- The Northern Yacht Club, a predecessor of the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club, is established in Rothesay.[5]
- The Perth Golfing Society is formed.
Births
- 24 February — John Dick Peddie, architect (died 1891)
- 8 March — John Elder, marine engineer (died 1869 in London)
- 21 March — James Samuel, railway engineer (died 1874 in London)
- 4 July — Robert B. Lindsay, Governor of Alabama (died 1902 in the United States)
- 21 October — John Ritchie Findlay, newspaper owner and philanthropist (died 1898)
- 10 December — George MacDonald, writer, poet and Christian minister (died 1905 in England)
- 17 December — John Kerr, physicist (died 1907)
- George Campbell, administrator in British India and Liberal politician (died 1892 in Cairo)
Deaths
- 12 January — Walter Oudney, physician and explorer (born 1790; died in Africa)
- 15 January — Francis Dundas, British Army general and governor of Cape Colony (born c.1759)
- 17 January — James Brodie of Brodie, botanist, clan chief and politician (born 1744)
- 31 March — Andrew Fyfe, anatomist (born 1754)
- 15 May — Alexander Campbell, musician and writer (born 1764)
- 19 December — Charles Smith, painter (born 1749)
- Approximate date - John Gunn, musician (born c.1765)
The Arts
- Thomas Campbell's Miscellaneous Poems is published.[6]
- James Hogg's novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner is published anonymously.
- William Knox's poetry collection Songs of Israel is published.
- Sir Walter Scott's novel Redgauntlet is published anonymously.
- Edwin Landseer visits Scotland for the first time to paint a portrait of Sir Walter Scott; he will return annually, concentrating on animal portraits.[7]
See also
References
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