1929 in Scotland

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.