1732 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1732 in Scotland.
Incumbents
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- Secretary of State for Scotland: vacant
= Law officers =
- Lord Advocate – Duncan Forbes
- Solicitor General for Scotland – John Sinclair, jointly with Charles Erskine
= Judiciary =
Events
- This year's General Assembly of the Church of Scotland gives rise to the First Secession of 1733.
- Construction of a new Haddo House near Tarves in Aberdeenshire for William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen, by William Adam in Georgian Palladian style begins.{{cite book|first=David|last=Ross|title=Chronology of Scottish History|publisher=Geddes & Grosset|location=New Lanark|year=2002|isbn=1-85534-380-0}}
Births
- 21 February – William Falconer, poet (lost at sea c.1770)
- 21 July – James Adam, architect (died 1794 in England)
- 6 October – John Broadwood, piano maker (died 1812 in England)
Deaths
- 20 May – Thomas Boston, church leader (born 1676)
See also
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References
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