1635 in Scotland

Events from the year 1635 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Monarch

 * Monarch – Charles I

Judiciary

 * Lord President of the Court of Session – Robert Spottiswood
 * Lord Justice General – William Elphinstone
 * Lord Justice Clerk – James Carmichael of the Ilk

Events

 * May – Without consulting the Parliament of Scotland, Charles I authorized a new Book of Canons, which among others made him the head of the Church of Scotland.

Full dates unknown

 * Construction of Malleny House and Garden was initiated.
 * Earliest recorded establishment of a lighthouse in Isle of May.
 * Publication of the 1635 edition of Scottish Psalter.

Births

 * 10 April – Patrick Gordon, Scottish general (died 1699)
 * 5 August – George Martine, Scottish historian (died 1712)
 * 28 December – Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of Charles I (died 1650)

Full dates unknown

 * Kenneth Mackenzie, Scottish noble (died 1678)
 * George Douglas, Scottish general (died 1692)
 * Michael Bruce, Scottish clergy (died 1693)
 * Alexander Gordon, Scottish royalist who emigrated to North America (died 1697)
 * Katherine Ross, Scottish educator (died 1697)
 * Archibald Riddell, Scottish clergy (died 1708)
 * George Hamilton, Scottish clergy (died 1712)
 * James Stewart, Scottish politician (died 1713)
 * George Haliburton, Scottish clergy (died 1715)
 * Walter Gibson, Scottish merchant and politician (died 1723)

Deaths

 * 1 January – Patrick Anderson, Scottish physician (born 1618)
 * 28 March – Patrick Forbes, Scottish bishop (born 1564)
 * 17 July – Robert Echlin, Scottish clergy (born 1576)
 * 28 October – William Keith, Scottish noble and general (born 1585)

Full dates unknown

 * William Seton of Kylesmure, Scottish politician (born 1562)
 * Walter Stewart, Scottish clergy (born 1568)
 * John Auchmoutie, Scottish politician (born 1580)