1699 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1699 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Contents
Incumbents
- Monarch — William II
- Secretary of State — James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield, jointly with John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford (from 31 January)
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord North Berwick
- Lord Justice General — Lord Lothian
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Ormiston, then Lord Pollok
Events
- 2 March — The Edinburgh Gazette is first published.
- July — Darien scheme: The colony of New Edinburgh on the Gulf of Darién is abandoned; the colonists set out to return to Scotland.
- September — Darien scheme: The second expedition to Darien sets sail, unaware of the failure of the first.
- 23 September — A total solar eclipse affects the North-East of the country, including Wick.
Births
- 2 February — Hugh MacDonald, bishop (died 1773)
- 13 April — Alexander Ross, poet (died 1784)
- 17 April — Robert Blair, poet (died 1746)
- 19 April — John Farquharson, Jesuit (died 1746)
date unknown
- John Dalrymple, Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs, 1728–34 (died 1742)
- William Ged, goldsmith, inventor of stereotyping (died 1782)
Deaths
- 29 November — Patrick Gordon, general in the Russian Army (born 1635)
See also
References
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