1684 in Scotland

Events from the year 1684 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles II

Judiciary

• Lord President of the Court of Session – Sir David Falconer
• Lord Justice General – James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth, George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow, from 10 July
• Lord Justice Clerk – Sir Richard Maitland, Sir James Foulis, 2nd Baronet, from 22 February

Events

• 25 June – Death of Robert Leighton, Archbishop of Glasgow, gives rise to establishment of the Leighton Library at Dunblane, the oldest surviving public subscription (lending) library in Scotland.
• 3 November – In the Peerage of Scotland
• The Marquess of Huntly is elevated to the title George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon.
• The Marquess of Queensberry is elevated to the title William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry.
• 24 December – The Killing Time: Covenanter Robert Baillie of Jerviswood is hanged for treason at the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh, having been implicated as a conspirator in the Rye House Plot of 1683 to kill the king.
• George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, is dismissed as Lord Chancellor of Scotland and succeeded by James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth.

Births

• 6 May – John Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine, soldier (killed in action 1709 at Battle of Malplaquet)
• Alexander Dunlop, Professor of Greek in the University of Glasgow (died 1747)
• Alexander Smith, Roman Catholic bishop, Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District (died 1766)
• Probable date – Patrick Campbell, lieutenant-general, politician and courtier (died 1751)

Deaths

• 25 June – Robert Leighton, Archbishop of Glasgow and scholar (born 1611 in England)
• 20 November (bur.) – Sir John Cunningham, 1st Baronet, politician
• December – Sir Alexander Abercromby, 1st Baronet, politician (born c.1603)
• 24 December – Baillie of Jerviswood, Covenanter (born c.1634)

See also

• Timeline of Scottish history

References