1892 in Scotland
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{{Year in Scotland| 1892 }}
Events from the year 1892 in Scotland.
Incumbents
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- Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – The Marquess of Lothian, until 11 August; then Sir George Trevelyan, Bt
= Law officers =
- Lord Advocate – Sir Charles Pearson until August; then John Blair Balfour
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Andrew Murray; then Alexander Asher
= Judiciary =
Events
- 29 January – Original bridge at Bonar Bridge swept away by flood.
- February – Scottish Universities Commissioners publish an ordinance authorising Scottish universities to provide for the education and graduation of women for the first time.{{cite web|url=http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/women-background/|title=Women in the University|work=The University of Glasgow Story|publisher=University of Glasgow|access-date=2014-04-06}}
- 9 April – Celtic F.C. win the Scottish Cup for the first time.{{cite web|first=Dinant|last=Abbink|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scotcuphistfull.html|title=1891/92|work=Scotland – Cup Results 1873/74-1877/78 and 1889/90-1995/96|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=2007-05-02|access-date=2014-04-06}}
- 4–18 July – At the 1892 general election, Keir Hardie, standing as an Independent Labour Party candidate, wins the London seat of West Ham South.
- 5 July – Central Library, Aberdeen, opened by entrepreneur Andrew Carnegie.
- 6 September – Dundee Whaling Expedition begins.
- 8 September – Cunard liner {{RMS|Campania}} is launched by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Govan
- 26 November – The original Jenners department store in Edinburgh is destroyed by fire.{{cite web|title=History of Edinburgh|url=http://www.visionsofscotland.co.uk/EdinHistory.htm|work=Visions of Scotland|access-date=2014-07-16|archive-date=14 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214170220/http://www.visionsofscotland.co.uk/EdinHistory.htm|url-status=dead}}
- South Parish (later St Mark's) Church, Aberdeen opened{{cite web|title=St Mark's Church|work=Gazetteer for Scotland|year=2022|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst19591.html|accessdate=2024-11-22}}
- Foundation stone of new St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh laid.
- Scottish Church Society founded.
- New Templeton's Carpet Factory building on Glasgow Green completed.
- Alexander Grant develops the original recipe for McVitie's digestive biscuit in Edinburgh.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mcvities.co.uk/about|title=About McVitie's|publisher=McVities|language=en-GB|access-date=2022-06-24}}
Births
- 25 March – Andy Clyde, screen actor (died 1967 in the United States)
- 13 April – Robert Watson-Watt, pioneer of radar (died 1973)
- 11 August – Hugh MacDiarmid, poet (died 1978)
- 2 October – Mab Copland Lineman, attorney in the United States (died 1957 in the United States)
- 14 October – Saira Elizabeth Luiza Shah, born Elizabeth Louise MacKenzie, writer as Morag Murray Abdullah (died 1960)
- 14 November – Nora Connolly O'Brien, Irish political activist, daughter of James Connolly (died 1981 in Ireland)
- 18 November – D. E. Stevenson, romantic novelist (died 1973)
- 14 December – Jimmy McColl, footballer (died 1978)
- 25 December – Dorothy Johnstone, painter (died 1980 in Wales)
Deaths
- 28 August – William Forbes Skene, historian and antiquary (born 1809)
- 22 September – George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (born 1828 in London)
- 23 September – George Grub, church historian (born 1812)
- 5 October – Alexander Carnegie Kirk, mechanical engineer (born 1830)
The arts
- October – first Gaelic mòd, predecessor of the Royal National Mòd, held in Oban
- 7 November – Empire Palace Theatre opens in Edinburgh, designed for impresario Edward Moss by Frank Matcham