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1694 in Scotland
Events from the year
1694 in the
Kingdom of Scotland
.
Incumbents
Monarch
–
William II
jointly with
Mary II
until
28 December
, then as
sole
monarch.
Secretary of State
–
John Dalrymple, Master of Stair
, jointly with
James Johnston
Law officers
Lord Advocate
–
Sir James Stewart
Solicitor General for Scotland
– ??
Judiciary
Lord President of the Court of Session
–
Lord Stair
Lord Justice General
–
Lord Lothian
Lord Justice Clerk
–
Lord Ormiston
Events
7 September
–
Thomas Joseph Nicolson
is nominated
titular bishop
of Peristasis and first
Vicar Apostolic of Scotland
Births
4 October
–
Lord George Murray
,
Jacobite
general
15 October
–
Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas
, nobleman
date
unknown
Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet
, genealogist
Deaths
18 April
–
William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton
, nobleman, summoned the
Convention of Edinburgh
which offered the
Scottish crown
to
William and Mary
in
March
1689
25 July
–
Robert Fleming
,
Presbyterian minister