Events from the year 1892 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – The Marquess of Lothian, until 11 August; then Sir George Trevelyan, Bt
Law officers Lord Advocate – Sir Charles Pearson until August; then John Blair Balfour Solicitor General for Scotland – Andrew Murray; then Alexander Asher
Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Robertson Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Kingsburgh
Events 29 January – Original bridge at Bonar Bridge swept away by flood. February – Scottish Universities Commissioners publish an ordinance authorising Scottish universities to provide for the education and graduation of women for the first time. 9 April – Celtic F.C. win the Scottish Cup for the first time. 4–18 July – At the 1892 general election, Keir Hardie, standing as an Independent Labour Party candidate, wins the London seat of West Ham South. 5 July – Central Library, Aberdeen, opened by entrepreneur Andrew Carnegie. 6 September – Dundee Whaling Expedition begins. 8 September – Cunard liner is launched by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Govan 26 November – The original Jenners department store in Edinburgh is destroyed by fire. South Parish (later St Mark's) Church, Aberdeen opened Foundation stone of new St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh laid. Scottish Church Society founded. New Templeton's Carpet Factory building on Glasgow Green completed. Alexander Grant develops the original recipe for McVitie's digestive biscuit in Edinburgh.
Births 25 March – Andy Clyde, screen actor (died 1967 in the United States) 13 April – Robert Watson-Watt, pioneer of radar (died 1973) 11 August – Hugh MacDiarmid, poet (died 1978) 2 October – Mab Copland Lineman, attorney in the United States (died 1957 in the United States) 14 October – Saira Elizabeth Luiza Shah, born Elizabeth Louise MacKenzie, writer as Morag Murray Abdullah (died 1960) 14 November – Nora Connolly O'Brien, Irish political activist, daughter of James Connolly (died 1981 in Ireland) 18 November – D. E. Stevenson, romantic novelist (died 1973) 14 December – Jimmy McColl, footballer (died 1978) 25 December – Dorothy Johnstone, painter (died 1980 in Wales)
Deaths 28 August – William Forbes Skene, historian and antiquary (born 1809) 22 September – George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (born 1828 in London) 23 September – George Grub, church historian (born 1812) 5 October – Alexander Carnegie Kirk, mechanical engineer (born 1830)
The arts October – first Gaelic mòd, predecessor of the Royal National Mòd, held in Oban 7 November – Empire Palace Theatre opens in Edinburgh, designed for impresario Edward Moss by Frank Matcham
See also Timeline of Scottish history 1892 in Ireland
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