1892 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1892 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1891–92 • 1892–93 |
Events from the year 1892 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
- Monarch — Victoria
- Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — The Marquess of Lothian, until 11 August; then Sir George Trevelyan, Bt
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — Sir Charles Pearson until August; then John Blair Balfour
- Solicitor General for Scotland — Andrew Murray; then Alexander Asher
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Robertson
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Kingsburgh
Events
- 29 January — Original bridge at Bonar Bridge swept away by flood
- February — Scottish Universities Commissioners publish an ordinance authorising Scottish universities to provide for the education and graduation of women for the first time[1]
- 9 April — Celtic F.C. win the Scottish Cup for the first time[2]
- 4–18 July — In the general election, Keir Hardie, standing as an independent labour candidate, wins the London seat of West Ham South
- 5 July — Central Library, Aberdeen, opened by Andrew Carnegie
- 6 September — Dundee Whaling Expedition begins
- 8 September — Cunard liner RMS Campania is launched by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Govan
- 26 November — The original Jenners department store in Edinburgh is destroyed by fire[3]
- Foundation stone of new St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh laid[3]
- New Templeton's Carpet Factory building on Glasgow Green completed
Births
- 13 April — Robert Watson-Watt, pioneer of radar (died 1973)
- 11 August — Hugh MacDiarmid, poet (died 1978)
- 18 November — D. E. Stevenson, romantic novelist (died 1973)
- 14 December — Jimmy McColl, footballer (died 1978)
- 25 December — Dorothy Johnstone, painter (died 1980 in Wales)
Deaths
- 28 August — William Forbes Skene, historian and antiquary (born 1809)
- 22 September — George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (born 1828 in London)
- 23 September — George Grub, church historian (born 1812)
- 5 October — Alexander Carnegie Kirk, mechanical engineer (born 1830)
The Arts
- 7 November — Empire Palace Theatre opens in Edinburgh, designed for impresario Edward Moss by Frank Matcham
- First Gaelic mòd, predecessor of the Royal National Mòd, held in Oban
See also
References
- ↑ "Women in the University". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ↑ Abbink, Dinant (2007-05-02). "1891/92". Scotland - Cup Results 1873/74-1877/78 and 1889/90-1995/96. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- 1 2 "History of Edinburgh". Visions of Scotland. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
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