1922 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1922 in Scotland.
Contents
Incumbents
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- Monarch — George V
- Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — Robert Munro until 19 October; then The Viscount Novar
Law officers
- Lord Advocate — Thomas Brash Morison until March; then Charles David Murray until November; then William Watson
- Solicitor General for Scotland — Charles David Murray until March; then Andrew Constable until July; then William Watson until November; then David Fleming
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Clyde
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Dickson, then Lord Alness
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord St Vigeans
Events
- 7 March — Charles David Murray appointed Lord Advocate,[1] replacing Thomas Brash Morison
- 17 March — Andrew Constable appointed Solicitor General for Scotland,[2] replacing Charles David Murray
- 10 July — William Watson appointed Solicitor General for Scotland,[3] replacing Andrew Constable
- 8–9 September — First King's Cup Race for aeroplanes, flown on a return course from London to Glasgow.
- 17 October — First Hunger March sets out, from Glasgow to London.[4]
- 18 October — The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is formed with John Reith as its first general manager.
- 2 November — William Watson appointed Lord Advocate,[5] replacing Charles David Murray
- 15 November — United Kingdom general election. Helen Fraser is the first woman to stand in Scotland as an official party candidate for parliament. Defending his seat in Dundee for the Liberal Party, Winston Churchill comes fourth in the poll; the two-member constituency is taken by Edwin Scrymgeour, uniquely winning for the Scottish Prohibition Party, and the radical E. D. Morel for Labour.
- 16 November — David Fleming appointed Solicitor General for Scotland,[6] replacing William Watson
- 1 December — The Aberdeen Press & Journal is first published under this title following a merger.
- The government purchases the islands of Raasay and South Rona from their private landlords.
Births
- 11 January — William Turnbull, sculptor (died 2012 in London)
- 21 April — Alistair MacLean, adventure novelist (died 1987 in Germany)
- 6 June — Iain Hamilton, composer (died 2000 in London)
- 12 August — Fulton Mackay, television actor (died 1987 in London)
- 5 October — Jock Stein, footballer and manager (died 1985)
- 28 October — Cliff Hanley, writer (died 1999)
Deaths
- 18 March — Edward Arthur Walton, painter (born 1860)
- 15 April — Osgood Mackenzie, landowner (born 1842)
- 2 August — Alexander Graham Bell, scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator (born 1847)
- 19 October — Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane, Liberal politician and last Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland (born 1851 in Ireland)
- 28 October — Alexander Crum Brown, organic chemist (born 1838)
The Arts
- Marion Angus's first collection of poetry, The Lilt and Other Verses, written in the Scots language, is published in Aberdeen.
- John Buchan's novel Huntingtower is published.
- Catherine Carswell's novel The Camomile is published.
- Sculptor James Pittendrigh Macgillivray's collection Bog-Myrtle and Peat Reek: verse mainly in the North & South country dialects of Scotland is published in Edinburgh.
See also
References
- ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13794. p. 456. 10 March 1922. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13797. p. 511. 21 March 1922. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32728. p. 5193. 11 July 1922. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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- ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13863. p. 1718. 3 November 1922. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 13867. p. 1779. 17 November 1922. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
