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== Incumbents == |
== Incumbents == |
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* [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Monarch]] — [[Queen Victoria]] |
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=== Law officers === |
=== Law officers === |
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* [[Lord Advocate]] |
* [[Lord Advocate]] – [[Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay|Duncan McNeill]] until July; then [[Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd|Andrew Rutherfurd]] |
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* [[Solicitor General for Scotland]] |
* [[Solicitor General for Scotland]] – [[Adam Anderson, Lord Anderson|Adam Anderson]]; then [[Thomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan|Thomas Maitland]] |
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=== Judiciary === |
=== Judiciary === |
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* [[Lord President of the Court of Session]] and [[Lord Justice General]] |
* [[Lord President of the Court of Session]] and [[Lord Justice General]] – [[David Boyle, Lord Boyle|Lord Boyle]] |
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* [[Lord Justice Clerk]] |
* [[Lord Justice Clerk]] – [[John Hope, Lord Hope|Lord Hope]] |
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== Events == |
== Events == |
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* January – African American abolitionist [[Frederick Douglass]] arrives in Scotland from Ireland to continue his speaking tour of the United Kingdom. |
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* [[22 June]] |
* [[22 June]] – the [[North British Railway]] is opened to public traffic between [[Edinburgh]] and [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]], the first line to cross the border between [[Scotland]] and England. [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station]] is opened.<ref>{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=John|author-link=John Thomas (author)|title=The North British Railway, vol. 1|year=1969|publisher=David & Charles|location=Newton Abbot|isbn=0-7153-4697-0}}</ref> |
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* [[15 August]] |
* [[15 August]] – inauguration of [[Scott Monument]] in [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aboutbritain.com/ScottMonument.htm|title=Scott Monument|work=AboutBritain|access-date=2010-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031080348/http://www.aboutbritain.com/ScottMonument.htm|archive-date=31 October 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* [[21 December]] |
* [[21 December]] – Scottish-born surgeon [[Robert Liston]] carries out the first operation under anesthesia in Europe, at [[University College Hospital]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref> |
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* Start of [[Highland Potato Famine]]. |
* Start of [[Highland Potato Famine]]. |
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* English tourism pioneer [[Thomas Cook]] brings 350 people from [[Leicester]] on a tour of Scotland.<ref name=NCSH>{{cite web|title=Nineteenth Century Scottish History Timeline|url=http://www.scotland.org.uk/history/nineteenth-century|work=Nineteenth Century Scotland History|publisher=Travel Scotland| |
* English tourism pioneer [[Thomas Cook]] brings 350 people from [[Leicester]] on a tour of Scotland.<ref name=NCSH>{{cite web|title=Nineteenth Century Scottish History Timeline|url=http://www.scotland.org.uk/history/nineteenth-century|work=Nineteenth Century Scotland History|publisher=Travel Scotland|access-date=2014-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407144648/http://www.scotland.org.uk/history/nineteenth-century|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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* Lighthouses at [[Covesea Skerries Lighthouse|Covesea Skerries]], [[Chanonry Point]] and [[Cromarty]] (all designed by [[Alan Stevenson]]) first illuminated. |
* Lighthouses at [[Covesea Skerries Lighthouse|Covesea Skerries]], [[Chanonry Point]] and [[Cromarty]] (all designed by [[Alan Stevenson]]) first illuminated. |
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* [[New College, Edinburgh]], opens its doors as a theological training college for the [[Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)|Free Church of Scotland]]. |
* [[New College, Edinburgh]], opens its doors as a theological training college for the [[Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)|Free Church of Scotland]]. |
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* [[Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore]], commissions "the Paisley Sisters" of Strond on [[Harris, Scotland|Harris]] to weave [[Tweed (cloth)|tweed]] in the [[Clan Murray]] [[tartan]], origin of the commercial [[Harris Tweed]] industry. |
* [[Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore]], commissions "the Paisley Sisters" of Strond on [[Harris, Scotland|Harris]] to weave [[Tweed (cloth)|tweed]] in the [[Clan Murray]] [[tartan]], origin of the commercial [[Harris Tweed]] industry. |
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* Engineer [[Robert William Thomson]] is granted his first [[patent]] for a [[pneumatic tyre]], in France. |
* Engineer [[Robert William Thomson]] is granted his first [[patent]] for a [[pneumatic tyre]], in France. |
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* 14-year-old [[James Clerk Maxwell]]'s first scientific paper is presented to the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=On the description of oval curves and those having a plurality of foci|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|volume=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Harman|first=Peter M.|title=The Natural Philosophy of James Clerk Maxwell|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4xjVtszqssC|year=1998|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=0-521-00585-X|page=506}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Key dates in the life of James Clerk Maxwell|url=http://www.clerkmaxwellfoundation.org/html/key_facts_about_maxwell.html|publisher=[[James Clerk Maxwell Foundation]]|access-date=2023-12-08|archive-date=2020-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305045153/http://www.clerkmaxwellfoundation.org/html/key_facts_about_maxwell.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* The [[Dewar |
* The [[John Dewar & Sons]] company is created by [[John Dewar, Sr.]] and his sons |
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* [[Charles William George St John]]'s ''Short Sketches of the Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands'' is published. |
* [[Charles William George St John]]'s ''Short Sketches of the Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands'' is published. |
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== Births == |
== Births == |
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* [[1 January]] |
* [[1 January]] – [[Edward Pinnington]], art historian, biographer and journalist (died [[1921 in Scotland|1921]]) |
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* [[10 February]] |
* [[10 February]] – [[James Burns (Australian shipowner)|James Burns]], shipowner (died [[1923 in Australia]]) |
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* [[28 February]] |
* [[28 February]] – [[John F. McIntosh]], steam locomotive engineer (died [[1918 in Scotland|1918]]) |
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* [[21 June]] |
* [[21 June]] – [[Marion Adams-Acton]] ("Jeanie Hering"), born Marion Jean Hamilton, novelist (died 1928 in London) |
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== Deaths == |
== Deaths == |
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* [[12 February]] |
* [[12 February]] – [[Henry Duncan (minister)|Henry Duncan]], minister, geologist and social reformer (born [[1774 in Scotland|1774]]) |
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* [[23 May]] |
* [[23 May]] – [[Charles Ewart]], soldier (born [[1769 in Scotland|1769]]) |
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* Andrew Innes, last survivor of the [[Buchanites]] |
* Andrew Innes, last survivor of the [[Buchanites]] |
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==The arts== |
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* [[William Motherwell]]'s ''Poetical Works'' are published posthumously. |
* [[William Motherwell]]'s ''Poetical Works'' are published posthumously. |
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* [[Carolina, Lady Nairne]]'s ''Lays from Strathern'' are published posthumously, revealing her authorship. This includes the Jacobite song "[[The Hundred Pipers]]". |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Timeline of Scottish history]] |
* [[Timeline of Scottish history]] |
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* [[1846 in Ireland]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Events from the year 1846 in Scotland.
Incumbents
[edit]Law officers
[edit]- Lord Advocate – Duncan McNeill until July; then Andrew Rutherfurd
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Adam Anderson; then Thomas Maitland
Judiciary
[edit]- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Boyle
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Hope
Events
[edit]- January – African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass arrives in Scotland from Ireland to continue his speaking tour of the United Kingdom.
- 22 June – the North British Railway is opened to public traffic between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed, the first line to cross the border between Scotland and England. Edinburgh Waverley railway station is opened.[1]
- 15 August – inauguration of Scott Monument in Edinburgh.[2]
- 21 December – Scottish-born surgeon Robert Liston carries out the first operation under anesthesia in Europe, at University College Hospital in London.[3]
- Start of Highland Potato Famine.
- English tourism pioneer Thomas Cook brings 350 people from Leicester on a tour of Scotland.[4]
- Lighthouses at Covesea Skerries, Chanonry Point and Cromarty (all designed by Alan Stevenson) first illuminated.
- New College, Edinburgh, opens its doors as a theological training college for the Free Church of Scotland.
- Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore, commissions "the Paisley Sisters" of Strond on Harris to weave tweed in the Clan Murray tartan, origin of the commercial Harris Tweed industry.
- Engineer Robert William Thomson is granted his first patent for a pneumatic tyre, in France.
- 14-year-old James Clerk Maxwell's first scientific paper is presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[5][6][7]
- The John Dewar & Sons company is created by John Dewar, Sr. and his sons
- Charles William George St John's Short Sketches of the Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands is published.
Births
[edit]- 1 January – Edward Pinnington, art historian, biographer and journalist (died 1921)
- 10 February – James Burns, shipowner (died 1923 in Australia)
- 28 February – John F. McIntosh, steam locomotive engineer (died 1918)
- 21 June – Marion Adams-Acton ("Jeanie Hering"), born Marion Jean Hamilton, novelist (died 1928 in London)
Deaths
[edit]- 12 February – Henry Duncan, minister, geologist and social reformer (born 1774)
- 23 May – Charles Ewart, soldier (born 1769)
- Andrew Innes, last survivor of the Buchanites
The arts
[edit]- William Motherwell's Poetical Works are published posthumously.
- Carolina, Lady Nairne's Lays from Strathern are published posthumously, revealing her authorship. This includes the Jacobite song "The Hundred Pipers".
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ Thomas, John (1969). The North British Railway, vol. 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4697-0.
- ^ "Scott Monument". AboutBritain. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ^ "Nineteenth Century Scottish History Timeline". Nineteenth Century Scotland History. Travel Scotland. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "On the description of oval curves and those having a plurality of foci". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2.
- ^ Harman, Peter M. (1998). The Natural Philosophy of James Clerk Maxwell. Cambridge University Press. p. 506. ISBN 0-521-00585-X.
- ^ "Key dates in the life of James Clerk Maxwell". James Clerk Maxwell Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2023.