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1694 in Scotland
Events from the year
1694 in the
Kingdom of Scotland
.
Incumbents
Monarch
âÂÂ
William II
jointly with
Mary II
until 28 December, then as sole monarch.
Secretary of State
âÂÂ
John Dalrymple, Master of Stair
, jointly with
James Johnston
Law officers
Lord Advocate
âÂÂ
Sir James Stewart
Solicitor General for Scotland
â ??
Judiciary
Lord President of the Court of Session
âÂÂ
Lord Stair
Lord Justice General
âÂÂ
Lord Lothian
Lord Justice Clerk
âÂÂ
Lord Ormiston
Events
7 September
âÂÂ
Thomas Joseph Nicolson
is nominated titular bishop of Peristasis and first
Vicar Apostolic of Scotland
October 19
– A major windstorm continues for several days, spreading the
Culbin Sands
over a large area of farmland, in the
County of Moray
. The village of Culbin was buried and abandoned.
Births
4 October
âÂÂ
Lord George Murray
,
Jacobite
general (died
1760
)
15 October
âÂÂ
Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas
, nobleman (died
1761
)
date unknown
Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet
, genealogist (died
1760
)
Deaths
18 April
âÂÂ
William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton
, nobleman, summoned the
Convention of Edinburgh
which offered the Scottish crown to William and Mary in March 1689 (born
1634
)
25 July
âÂÂ
Robert Fleming
, Presbyterian minister (born
1630
)
28 December
â Queen
Mary II of Scotland
(born
1662
)
See also
Timeline of Scottish history
References