1795 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1795 in: Great Britain • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere |
Events from the year 1795 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session — Lord Succoth
- Lord Justice General — The Duke of Montrose
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Braxfield
Events
- 18 November — The River Clyde, in spate, floods the centre of Glasgow and brings down the recently erected bridge at the foot of the Saltmarket.[1]
- Gallowgate Barracks in Glasgow are built.
Births
- 25 May — George Meikle Kemp, designer of the (uncompleted) Scott Monument (died 1844)
- 19 June — James Braid, surgeon and scientist, often regarded as the first genuine hypnotherapist (died 1860 in England)
- 12 October — Janet Hamilton, née Thomson, poet and essayist (died 1873)
- 10 November — Walter Geikie, painter (died 1837)
- 4 December — Thomas Carlyle, historian, philosopher and essayist (died 1881 in England)
- 10 December — Sir George Burns, shipowner (died 1890)
- 21 December — Robert Moffat, missionary (died 1883)
Deaths
- 22 February — Alexander Gerard, philosopher (born 1728)
- 19 May — James Boswell, diarist and biographer of Samuel Johnson (born 1740)
- 23 June — James Craig, architect, planner of the New Town, Edinburgh (born 1744)
- 24 June — William Smellie, encyclopedist and naturalist (born 1740)
The Arts
- Archibald Constable starts in business for himself as a dealer in rare books in Edinburgh, origin of the publishing business which enters the 21st century as Constable & Robinson.
Sport
- 17 January — Duddingston Curling Society formally organised.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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