1700 in Scotland:

Other years

1690s 1690s in Scotland Events from the 1690s in the Kingdom of Scotland.-Incumbents:Monarch of Scotland*William III of England/II of Scotland/I of Ireland, r. 1689-1702 *Mary II of England, Scotland, and Ireland, r...  | 1700 | 1701 1701 in Scotland Events from the year 1701 in the Kingdom of Scotland.-Events:* 16 September - On the death of the deposed King James VII of Scotland, James Francis Edward Stuart declares himself James VIII -Births:...  | 1702 1702 in Scotland Events from the year 1702 in the Kingdom of Scotland.-Events:*8 March - King William II of Scotland dies and is succeeded by Queen Anne on the English, Scottish and Irish thrones.-Births:...

Births

• April - John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis
  John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis
  John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis was a Scottish peer.He succeeded to the titles of 10th Lord Kennedy and 8th Earl of Cassilis on 23 July 1701.He held the office of Governor of Dumbarton Castle between 1737 and 1759....
  
   (died 1759
  1759 in Great Britain
  Events from the year 1759 in Great Britain. The year was dubbed an Annus Mirabilis due to a succession of military victories in the Seven Years' War against French-led opponents.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George II...
  
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• 27 August - Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore
  Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore
  Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore KT was a Scottish nobleman, known as Beau Colyear for his conspicuous dress....
  
   (died 1785
  1785 in Great Britain
  Events from the year 1785 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.-Incumbents:*Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom*Prime Minister - William Pitt the Younger, Tory-Events:...
  
  )
• 11 September - James Thomson, poet (died 1748
  1748 in Great Britain
  Events from the year 1748 in Great Britain.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George II*Prime Minister - Henry Pelham, Whig-Events:* 28 March - A fire in the City of London causes over a million pounds worth of damage....
  
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• Donald Cameron of Lochiel
  Donald Cameron of Lochiel
  Donald Cameron of Lochiel , was an influential Highland Clan Chief known for his magnanimous and gallant nature. His support of Charles Edward Stuart was instrumental in the Jacobite Rising of 1745...
  
   (died 1748
  1748 in Great Britain
  Events from the year 1748 in Great Britain.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George II*Prime Minister - Henry Pelham, Whig-Events:* 28 March - A fire in the City of London causes over a million pounds worth of damage....
  
  )
• George Gilmer, Sr.
  George Gilmer, Sr.
  Dr. George Gilmer served as mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia, from 1746 to 1747.Gilmer was born near Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1700. He studied medicine at the Edinburgh University. In 1731, Dr. Gilmer emigrated to Virginia, settling in Williamsburg...
  
  , politician (died 1757
  1757 in Great Britain
  Events from the year 1757 in Great Britain.- Events :* 2 January - Robert Clive captures Calcutta, India.* 14 March - Seven Years' War: Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard for breach of the Articles of War....
  
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Deaths

• March - Andrew Bruce
  Andrew Bruce (bishop)
  Dr. Andrew Bruce was a 17th century Scottish churchman. He was made Bishop of Dunkeld in 1679, but was deprived of the bishopric in 1686 for disapproving of certain newly enacted laws...
  
  , bishop (year of birth unknown)
• 29 July - Prince William, Duke of Gloucester heir to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland (born 1689)
• 16 November - Jamie Macpherson
  Jamie Macpherson
  James MacPherson was a Scottish outlaw, famed for his Lament or Rant, a version of which was rewritten by the Scottish poet, Robert Burns...
  
  , outlaw (born 1675)