1929 in Scotland

Events from the year 1929 in Scotland.

Incumbents

• Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Sir John Gilmour, Bt until 4 June; then William Adamson

Law officers

• Lord Advocate – William Watson until May; then Alexander Munro MacRobert until June; then Craigie Mason Aitchison
• Solicitor General for Scotland – Alexander Munro MacRobert until May; then Wilfrid Normand until June; then John Watson

Judiciary

• Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde
• Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Alness
• Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord St Vigeans

Events

• 19 January – Perth Corporation Tramways cease operation, being replaced by bus services operated by W. Alexander & Sons.
• 4 May
  • Alexander Munro MacRobert appointed Lord Advocate,^[1] replacing William Watson.
  • Wilfrid Normand appointed Solicitor General for Scotland,^[1] replacing Alexander Munro MacRobert.
• 10 May – Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 enacted. Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow are confirmed as having city status in the United Kingdom.
• 31 May – the United Kingdom general election returns a hung parliament. Labour is the party with the largest number of seats in Scotland. On 8 June Ramsay MacDonald forms a new Labour government.^[2]
• 19 June
  • Craigie Aitchison appointed as Lord Advocate,^[3] replacing Alexander Munro MacRobert.
  • John Watson appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland,^[3] replacing Wilfrid Normand.
• 2 October – the Union between the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland takes place.
• 31 December – Glen Cinema Disaster in Paisley: 69 children die trying to escape smoke.^[4]
• Legislation requires both parties to a marriage in Scotland to be at least 16 years old (although no parental consent is needed).
• Edinburgh crematorium opened at Warriston Cemetery.
• Aluminium smelter at Fort William opened in conjunction with Lochaber hydroelectric scheme.
• Lady Blanche Pit at Dysart, Fife, is closed.
• Bus operator Scottish General Transport is renamed Western Scottish Motor Traction.
• Ross County F.C. founded in Dingwall. They initially play in the Highland League.
• The Benmore Botanic Garden becomes the first regional garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Births

• 12 January – Alasdair MacIntyre, philosopher
• 25 January – Charles Gray, Labour politician (died 2023)
• 3 February – Ronnie Fraser, agricultural journalist and Liberal politician (died 2010)
• 10 April - Adam Kelso Fulton, rugby union player (died 1994 in Kinross)
• 12 April – Elspet Gray, Lady Rix, actress (died 2013 in London)
• 17 April – Eve Pearce, actress (died 2023 in London)
• 11 May – Stan Kane, actor and singer (died 2015 in Canada)
• 25 May – Arthur Montford, Scottish Television sports journalist (died 2014)
• 11 June – George Gale, cartoonist (died 2003)
• 12 June – John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey, lawyer (died 2017)
• 16 June – Alex Govan, footballer (died 2016 in Plymouth)
• 22 June – John Mone, Roman Catholic Bishop of Paisley (died 2016)
• 10 July – Winnie Ewing, SNP MP and MEP (died 2023)
• 15 July – Rhoda Bulter, poet (died 1994)
• 24 August – John Mackintosh, pro-devolution Labour politician (died 1978)
• 20 September – Joe Temperley, jazz saxophonist (died 2016)
• 26 November - William Dysart, actor (died 2002 in London)
• 2 December – Harry Benson, photographer
• 9 December - Reay Tannahill, historian and novelist (died 2007 in London)
• 11 December – Kenneth MacMillan, choreographer (died 1992 in London)

Deaths

• 1 February – Alexander Ogston, surgeon, discoverer of Staphylococcus (born 1844)
• 3 May – George Gough Arbuthnot, businessman and civic leader in British India (born 1848)
• 14 August – Henry Horne, 1st Baron Horne, First World War general (born 1861)
• 30 August – William Menzies Alexander, medical and theological writer (born 1858)
• 13 September – Robert Lorimer, architect (born 1864)^[5]
• 3 October – Robert Climie, trade unionist and Labour MP (born 1868)
• John Brown Abercromby artist (born 1843)

The arts

• 12 August – Edinburgh Playhouse opens as a super-cinema.

See also

• Timeline of Scottish history
• 1929 in Northern Ireland

References

1. ^ No. 33492. 7 May 1929. p. 3007.
2. ^ Palmer, Alan & Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 371–372. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
3. ^ No. 14558. 21 June 1929. p. 650.
4. ^ "Glen Cinema". The History of Paisley. Paisley.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
5. ^ Hussey, Christopher (1931). The Work of Sir Robert Lorimer. Country Life.