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Sheriff Of Fife
The Sheriff of Fife was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Fife, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, they were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. Following a merger of the sheriffdoms, the office became the Sheriff of Fife and Kinross in 1881. In 1975 the sheriffdom was largely merged into the new sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife. Sheriffs of Fife *David de Wymess (c. 1170) * Geoffrey de Inverkunglas (1213) *John Hay of Naughton (1227-1228) *Inghram de Balfour (1229) *John Hay of Naughton (1233-1234) *David de Wymess (1239) *Ingram de Balliol (1240) *David de Lochore (1264) *Alexander Synton (1281) *Hugh de Lochore (1289) *Constantine de Lochore (1290) *John de Valognes (1292) *Hugh de Lochore (1293) * David Barclay (1295) *John de Valognes (1296) *D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law And Order (politics)
In modern politics, law and order is the approach focusing on harsher enforcement and penalties as ways to reduce crime. Penalties for perpetrators of disorder may include longer terms of imprisonment, mandatory sentencing, three-strikes laws and even capital punishment in some countries. This has been credited with facilitating greater militarisation of police and contributing to mass incarceration in the United States. Supporters of "law and order" argue that incarceration is the most effective means of crime prevention. Opponents argue that a system of harsh criminal punishment is ultimately ineffective because it self-perpetuates crime and does not address underlying or systemic causes of crime. Despite the widespread popularity of "law and order" ideas and approaches between the 1960s to the 1980s exemplified by presidential candidates including Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan running successfully on a "tough-on-crime" platform, statistics on crime showed a significa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeneas James George Mackay
Aeneas James George Mackay (3 November 1839 – 10 June 1911) was a Scottish lawyer and academic, known as a legal and historical writer. Life Born at 7 Albyn Place on the Moray Estate in Edinburgh on 3 November 1839 and was son of Mary, daughter of John Kirkcaldy of Baldovie, Forfarshire and Thomas George Mackay, writer to the signet. He was paternal grandson of Aeneas Mackay, a famous Edinburgh lawyer. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and King's College, London, where he gained distinction in divinity and history. He went on to University College, Oxford, where he graduated BA in 1862, proceeding MA in 1865, and then at Heidelberg University, completing his legal curriculum at the University of Edinburgh, where he was one of the first to obtain the degree of LL.B. Mackay was admitted advocate at the Scottish bar in 1864, and attained repute in consultation. He devoted time to studies in law and history, and in 1874 he succeeded Cosmo Innes as professor of constitutiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Sheriffs
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Historical Development Of Scottish Sheriffdoms
A sheriffdom is a judicial district of Scotland. Originally identical to the Shires of Scotland, from the eighteenth century many counties were grouped to form "sheriffdoms". By 1975 there were 12 sheriffdoms, with only Lanarkshire not grouped with another county. Following the abolition of the counties and formation of new local government areas in 1975 and 1996 the number of sheriffdoms has been reduced to six. Shires originated in the twelfth century when the office of sheriff was introduced to Scotland. These shires eventually became the counties of Scotland. Malcolm III appears to have introduced sheriffs as part of a policy of replacing Gaelic forms of government with Norman feudal structures. This was continued by his sons Edgar, Alexander I and in particular David I. David completed the division of the country into sheriffdoms by the conversion of existing thanedoms. The ending of heritable jurisdictions At the accession of George II in 1727 twenty-two sher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Jauncey, Baron Jauncey Of Tullichettle
Charles Eliot Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle, PC (8 May 1925 – 18 July 2007) was a British judge and advocate. He was often praised as one of the finest legal minds of his generation in Scotland, and his legal opinions - both as a practising advocate and as a judge - commanded immense respect. Early life and career Jauncey was the son of Captain John Henry Jauncey, who came out of retirement to command destroyers in the Second World War, and Muriel Dundas, daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Dundas. He was educated at Radley College, leaving in 1943 to join the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He served in Egypt and India in the Second World War, from 1943 to 1946, reaching the rank of Sub-Lieutenant. He contracted polio in Ceylon and was invalided home, being left with a slight limp for the rest of his life. He read law at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in jurisprudence in 1947, and at the University of Glasgow, where he received a Bache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Charles Fenton
Sir John Charles Fenton (5 May 1880 – 3 January 1951) was a Scottish lawyer. Biography Fenton was born 5 May 1880, the son of Elizabeth Jack and James Fenton of Edinburgh. He was educated at George Watson's College, at the University of Edinburgh and at the Sorbonne, in Paris. He was admitted as a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1904. After service in World War I, he was appointed a King's Counsel in 1923 and from February to November 1924 he was Solicitor General for Scotland in the first Labour Government in the UK. He was later Sheriff of Fife and Kinross The Sheriff of Fife was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Fife, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite ... from 1926 to 1937, of Stirling, Dumbarton, and Clackmannan from 1937 to 1942, and the Lothians and Peebles. and Sheriff of Chancery in Scotland from 1942. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Alexander Fleming
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Brash Morison, Lord Morison
Thomas Brash Morison (21 November 1868 – 28 July 1945) was a Scottish politician and judge. In March 1922 he was created a Senator of the College of Justice with the title of Lord Morison. Life Morison was born in Edinburgh. He studied law at the University of Edinburgh where he obtained an MA and LLD. He was called to the bar in Scotland in 1891 and then in England in 1899. He took silk in October 1906. He was knighted in 1906. He was senior Advocate-Depute, 1908–1910 and Deputy Chairman of the Fishery Board for Scotland, 1910–1913. During the same period he also held the post of Sheriff of Fife and Kinross. He was made a Bencher of Gray's Inn in 1920. In Edinburgh he lived at 24 Heriot Row in the New Town. Liberal Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire from 1917 to 1918 and for Inverness from 1918 to 1922, Morison was Solicitor General for Scotland in the Liberal and Coalition Governments from October 1913 to 1920. In 1920 he was appointed Privy Counsellor and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lewis MacFarlane
George Lewis MacFarlane, Lord Ormidale LLD (1854–1941) was a 19th/20th century Scottish law lord who served as a Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was born at 31 Heriot Row in Edinburgh on 22 March 1854, the son of Robert MacFarlane WS (1802-1880) and Grace Addison Greig (1827-1880). He was christened on 6 May. He was educated in Edinburgh then studied law at St John's College, Cambridge. He was called to the Scottish Bar as an advocate in 1878. In 1880 he is listed as George L. MacFarlane, advocate, living at 14 Moray Place on the highly prestigious Moray Estate in Edinburgh, having inherited the property from his father. He took silk in 1903 and was thereafter G L MacFarlane KC ( King's Counsel) and was also made Sheriff of Fife and Kinross in 1909. He was also Commissioner in Lunacy for Scotland (having the final say as to whether or not individuals were committed to an asylum. In 1910 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice replacing Alexande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James Cullen, Lord Cullen
The Hon William James Cullen (9 September 1859 – 19 June 1941) was a Scottish judge who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice. Early life Cullen was the son of Thomas Cullen, an inspector of stamps and taxes in Edinburgh. The family lived at 6 Waterloo Place at the east end of Princes Street. He was educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School and at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated with an Master of Arts, MA in 1880 and an Bachelor of Laws, LLB in 1883. Career In 1884, Cullen joined the company of J & F Adam as a writer to the signet, a specialist form of solicitor. He switched to the other branch of the legal profession, and was Faculty of Advocates, admitted as an advocate in 1891. He built his reputation specialising in the law of conveyancing, land and inheritance, and took silk in 1905. From 1905 to 1906, Cullen worked as an advocate depute, a junior prosecutor. In July 1906, he was appointed as Sheriff of Fife and Kinross, replacing the dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Tannahill Younger
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Kincaid Mackenzie
right Charles Kincaid Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie (1857–1938) was a Scottish lawyer who served as a Senator of the College of Justice. He was also a cricketer. Life He was born on 8 March 1857. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy then at Repton School. He studied law at University College within Oxford University, there playing for the university cricket team in the first inter-university match against Cambridge, and graduating BA (Hons). He was the Scottish bar in 1881 and in 1895 was living at 47 Heriot Row. He was Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway 1899/1900 and became Sheriff of Fife and Kinross in 1901. In 1905 he was a King's Counsel (KC). In December 1905 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice replacing James Adam, Lord Adam. He stepped down from this position in 1922 due to ill health. He died in his Heriot Row home in Edinburgh on 1 April 1938. He is buried in the churchyard of St John's, Edinburgh on Princes Street, close to his home on Heriot Row. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
