Events from the year 1691 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents Monarch – William II and Mary II Secretary of State – John Dalrymple, Master of Stair
Law officers Lord Advocate – John Dalrymple Solicitor General for Scotland – ??
Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Stair Lord Justice General – Lord Lothian Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Cessnock
Events 27 August – King William offers the Highland clans a pardon for their part in the Jacobite rising if they agree to pledge allegiance to him before New Year's Day.The Massacre of Glencoe www.educationscotland.gov.uk, accessed 29 April 2013
Births 30 April – Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount of Irvine landowner and politician (died 1761) date unknown – Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald, nobleman, army officer and politician (died 1778) William M'Culloch, minister (died 1771) Philip Miller, botanist (died 1771)
Deaths 21 October – Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston, cavalier (born 1620) date unknown – Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale, peer and statesman (born 1620)
See also Timeline of Scottish history
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