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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}{{Use British English|date=January 2016}}{{Year in Scotland| 1769 }}Events from the year 1769 in Scotland. Incumbents {{further|Politics of Scotland|Order of precedence in Scotland}} Law officers - Lord Advocate – James Montgomery
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Henry Dundas
Judiciary - Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Arniston, the younger
- Lord Justice General – Duke of Queensberry
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Barskimming
Events - 29 April – James Watt is granted a British patent for "A method of lessening the consumption of steam in steam engines" – the separate condenser,[1] a key improvement (first devised by Watt in 1765 in Glasgow) which stimulates the Industrial Revolution.[2] In September he completes a full-size experimental engine at Kinneil House.
- June – Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant begins a tour of Scotland.[3]
- 3 August – part of the first North Bridge, Edinburgh, collapses while nearing completion, killing five.
- 25 October – Murder of Alexander Montgomerie at Ardrossan.
- 9 November – first Co-operative Society in Britain founded by weavers at Fenwick, East Ayrshire.[4]
- John Maxwell (of Dargavel) begins to practice as a lawyer in Glasgow, origin of McGrigors which continues as an independent firm until 2012.
- Ayr Bank opens.
- Fort George completed.
Births - 2 May – John Malcolm, soldier, statesman and historian (died 1833 in London)
- 14 April – Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet, politician and lawyer (died 1842)
- Charles Ewart, soldier (died 1846 in England)
- Robert Hetrick, poet and blacksmith (died 1849)
Deaths - 25 October – Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton (born 1723; murdered)
- December – William Falconer, poet (born 1732; drowned at sea)
The arts- 9 December – first Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, opens.
- Richard Hurd's Ancient and Modern Scots Songs published.
{{Portal|Scotland}} References 1. ^Patent 913; specification accepted January 5.
2. ^{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer|first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=224–225|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}
3. ^{{cite book|first=Thomas|last=Pennant|title=A Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX|year=1771|location=Chester|publisher=John Monk}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Notable Dates in History|url=http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-e.htm|work=The Flag in the Wind|publisher=The Scots Independent|accessdate=2016-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125210210/http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-e.htm|archive-date=25 January 2016|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
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