1847 in Scotland

1847 in Scotland

1847 in Scotland.

Events

Organisations established

*United Presbyterian Church of Scotland

Organisations disestablished

Births

* February 13- Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet, "Concrete Bob", founded the major construction firm now known as Sir Robert McAlpine (d. 1934)
* March 3- Alexander Graham Bell, scientist and inventor (d. 1922)
* April 27- Archibald Orr-Ewing, former MP (d. 1893)
* August 3- John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC, former Governor General of Canada (d. 1934)
* September 12- John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, KT, Rector of the University of St Andrews (d. 1900)
* John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie, KT, Liberal politician, former Secretary for Scotland (d. 1887)

Deaths

* May 31- Thomas Chalmers, mathematician and a leader of the Free Church of Scotland (b. 1780)
* Archibald Simpson, architect (b. 1790)

ee also

*Timeline of Scottish history


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