# 1929 in Scotland

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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, replacing William Watson.
** Wilfrid Normand appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, 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.
* 19 June
** Craigie Aitchison appointed as Lord Advocate, replacing Alexander Munro MacRobert.
** John Watson appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland, 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.
* 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)
* 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.