1635 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1635 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
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= Monarch =
= Judiciary =
- Lord President of the Court of Session – Robert Spottiswood
- Lord Justice General – William Elphinstone
- Lord Justice Clerk – James Carmichael of the Ilk
Events
- May – Without consulting the Parliament of Scotland, Charles I authorized a new Book of Canons, which among others made him the head of the Church of Scotland.{{Cite book |last=Brown |first=Peter Hume |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8sQZAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA234 |title=History of Scotland to the Present Time: From the accession of Mary Stewart to the Revolution of 1689 |date=1911 |publisher=University Press |page=234 |language=en}}
= Full dates unknown =
- Construction of Malleny House and Garden was initiated.
- Earliest recorded establishment of a lighthouse in Isle of May.{{Cite web |title=Isle of May Lighthouse |url=http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/isleofmay.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915094557/http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/isleofmay.htm |archive-date=2008-09-15 |access-date=2023-10-28 |publisher=Northern Lighthouse Board}}
- Publication of the 1635 edition of Scottish Psalter.
Births
- 10 April – Patrick Gordon, Scottish general (died 1699)
- 5 August – George Martine, Scottish historian (died 1712)
- 28 December – Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of Charles I (died 1650)
= Full dates unknown =
- Kenneth Mackenzie, Scottish noble (died 1678)
- George Douglas, Scottish general (died 1692)
- Michael Bruce, Scottish clergy (died 1693)
- Alexander Gordon, Scottish royalist who emigrated to North America (died 1697)
- Katherine Ross, Scottish educator (died 1697)
- Archibald Riddell, Scottish clergy (died 1708)
- George Hamilton, Scottish clergy (died 1712)
- James Stewart, Scottish politician (died 1713)
- George Haliburton, Scottish clergy (died 1715)
- Walter Gibson, Scottish merchant and politician (died 1723)
Deaths
- 1 January – Patrick Anderson, Scottish physician (born 1618)
- 28 March – Patrick Forbes, Scottish bishop (born 1564)
- 17 July – Robert Echlin, Scottish clergy (born 1576)
- 28 October – William Keith, Scottish noble and general (born 1585)
= Full dates unknown =
- William Seton of Kylesmure, Scottish politician (born 1562)
- Walter Stewart, Scottish clergy (born 1568)
- John Auchmoutie, Scottish politician (born 1580)
See also
References
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