1871 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1871 in Scotland.
Contents
Incumbents
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Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Glencorse
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Moncreiff
Events
- 7 March — The first rugby international results in a 4–1 win by Scotland over England.[1]
- 26 May — Parliament passes the Bank Holidays Act which creates five annual bank holidays in Scotland.[2]
- 1 August — The Arlington Swimming Club, designed by John Burnet, opens in the district of Charing Cross, Glasgow.
- 6 November — The Edinburgh Street Tramways Company begins operating horsecars, the first tram system in Scotland.[3]
- 10 November — Missing Scottish explorer and missionary Dr. David Livingstone is located by journalist Henry Morton Stanley in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika.[2]
- Patent Asbestos Manufacturing Co. established in Glasgow, perhaps the first such plant in the U.K.[4]
- Thomas Lipton opens his first grocery shop, in Glasgow.
Births
- 21 January — Ernest Kitto, cricketer in New Zealand (died 1897 at sea)
- 17 February — John A. Gilruth, veterinary surgeon and colonial administrator (died 1937 in Australia)
- 12 September — John Campbell, international footballer (died 1947)
- Thomas W. Lamb, theatre architect in the United States (died 1942)
Deaths
- 5 February — James Munro, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (born 1826)
- 17 March — Robert Chambers, publisher and geologist (born 1802)
- 20 April — Samuel Halkett, librarian (born 1814)
- 6 September — James Burns, shipowner (born 1789)
- 22 October — Roderick Murchison, geologist (born 1792)[5]
The Arts
- William Alexander's realist novel Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk is published in book form (having been serialised in the Aberdeen Free Press 1869-70).[6]
- William Black's novel A Daughter of Heth is published.[7]
See also
References
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