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1949 in Scotland

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Events from the year 1949 in Scotland.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Monarch — George VI
  • Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — Arthur Woodburn

    • Law officers

  • Lord Advocate — John Thomas Wheatley
  • Solicitor General for Scotland — Douglas Johnston

    • Judiciary

  • Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Cooper
  • Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Thomson
  • Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord Gibson

    • Events

  • 3 April — Trolleybuses in Glasgow introduced
  • 1 May — Scottish Gas Board established
  • 4 May — Fire at Grafton's fashion store in Argyle Street, Glasgow, kills 13 young women
  • 24 July — People of Alyth march on Alyth Hill to assert their right of commonty over the land
  • October — The Scottish Covenant, calling for the establishment of a legislative parliament within the United Kingdom, is drawn up by John MacCormick

    • Undated

  • Wendy Wood founds the nationalist group, the Scottish Patriots
  • The Law Society of Scotland is established
  • John Boyd Orr receives the Nobel Peace Prize

    • Births

  • 15 January — Craig Pritchett, chess International Master
  • 19 January — Lindsay Roy, educator and politician
  • 23 January — Tom Forsyth, international footballer
  • 25 January — Chris Lowe, BBC News presenter
  • 2 February — Duncan Bannatyne, entrepreneur, philanthropist and author
  • 9 February — Bernard Gallacher, golfer
  • 26 February — Lynda Clark, judge and politician
  • 6 March — Martin Buchan, international footballer
  • 7 March — Malcolm Chisholm, Labour MSP
  • 8 April — Alex Fergusson, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (2007-2011)
  • 25 April — Alexis Jay, social worker
  • 21 May — Andrew Neil, print and television journalist
  • 4 June — Lou Macari, international footballer and manager
  • 4 July — Alex Miller, footballer and manager
  • 6 August — Erich Schaedler, footballer (suicide 1985)
  • 11 August — Ian Charleson, actor (died 1990)
  • 20 August — Stewart Houston, international footballer and manager
  • 18 September — Alastair Campbell, Lord Bracadale, judge
  • 22 September — Jimmy Bone, footballer and manager
  • 29 September — Adrian Elrick, international footballer representing New Zealand
  • 8 October — Hamish Stuart, guitarist, bassist, singer, composer and record producer
  • 28 December — Hilton McRae, actor

    • Deaths

  • 2 January — Sir Victor Fortune, British Army officer (born 1883)
  • 12 April — John Wallace, Liberal MP (born 1868)
  • 3 August — Jessie M. King, illustrator and designer (born 1875)
  • 6 August — David Taylor, footballer and manager (born 1883)
  • 22 October — Alex McDonald, footballer (born 1878)
  • Joseph Lee, poet and journalist (born 1876)

    • Sport

  • Summer — The Ba game of Duns revived.

    • References

    1949 in Scotland Wikipedia
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