1742 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1742 in Scotland.
Incumbents
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- Secretary of State for Scotland: vacant until 16 February; then The Marquess of Tweeddale
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Events
- February–November – Cambuslang Work, an outbreak of Christian revival at Cambuslang.
- 16 February – the post of Secretary of State for Scotland, vacant since 1725, is revived in favour of John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale; he holds it until 1746.
- Delftware manufactured in Glasgow.
- Kirkcaldy Beer Duties Act passed.
Births
- 13 March (or 1743)? – Anne Hunter, née Home, lyricist (probably born in Ireland; died 1821 in London)
- 28 April – Henry Dundas, statesman (died 1811)
- 29 July – Isabella Graham, née Marshall, teacher and philanthropist (died 1814 in the United States)
- 26 December (bapt.) – George Chalmers, antiquarian (died 1825 in London)
- John Kay, caricaturist and engraver (died 1826)
Deaths
- 2 April – James Douglas, royal physician, anatomist and obstetrician (born 1675; died in London){{cite web|title=Manuscripts Catalogue : James Douglas|url=http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/manuscripts/search/detail_p.cfm?NID=2013&AID=&CID=67763|website=special.lib.gla.ac.uk|access-date=6 July 2017|language=en}}
See also
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