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Sheriff Of Renfrew And Argyll
The Sheriff of Renfrew and Argyll was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order and bringing criminals to justice in Renfrew and Argyll, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. The sheriffdom of Renfrew was combined with the sheriffdom of Bute in 1871, creating the new position of Sheriff of Bute and Renfrew It was merged in 1946 with the sheriffdom of Argyll instead, creating the position of Sheriff of Renfrew and Argyll. That sheriffdom was in turn dissolved in 1975 to be replaced by the current sheriffdom of North Strathclyde. Sheriffs of Renfrew * Sir William Semple, 1471– * Thomas Sempill (killed 1488) * John Sempill, 1st Lord Sempill (1489) (killed 1513) * William Sempill, 2nd Lord Sempill (1515) (died 1552) * Robert S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renfrew
Renfrew (; sco, Renfrew; gd, Rinn Friù) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former royal house, Renfrew gained royal burgh status in 1397. As the county town, Renfrew once was a centre of local government for the surrounding area. Whilst the county remained known as "Renfrewshire", the focus of local government gradually shifted from Renfrew to its larger neighbour Paisley. Following the reorganisation of 1996, Renfrewshire was divided for local government purposes into three modern council areas: Renfrewshire, with considerably smaller boundaries than the old county, including Renfrew and with its administrative centre at Paisley; Inverclyde with its centre at Greenock, covering the western part of the county; and East Renfrewshire, with its centre at Giffnock. The boundaries of the historic County of Renfrew remain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Moncreiff, 2nd Baron Moncreiff
Henry James Moncreiff, 2nd Baron Moncreiff (24 April 1840 – 3 March 1909) was a Scottish judge who succeeded to the title Baron Moncreiff. Life Moncreiff was born in Edinburgh, the elder son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff and his wife Isabella Bell, daughter of Robert Bell, Procurator of the Church of Scotland. He was educated at Harrow School and was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge on 22 March 1858. He was awarded BA in 1862 and LL.B. in 1864 Moncreiff was admitted as an advocate in 1863 and was Advocate-Depute in 1866, from 1868 to 1874 and in 1881. He was Sheriff of Renfrew and Bute from 1881 to 1888. In 1888 he became a Senator of the College of Justice, Scotland, with the judicial title of Lord Wellwood. He succeeded to the title Baron Moncreiff on the death of his father on 27 April 1895. In July 1901 he became Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire. He was author of ''Review in Criminal Cases''. He lived at Tullibole Castle, near Crook of Devon in Kinross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Shearer, Lord Avonside
Ian Hamilton Shearer, Lord Avonside, (6 November 1914 – 22 February 1996) was a Scottish lawyer and judge. Biography Educated at Dunfermline High School, the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh, he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1938. He served in the Royal Artillery in World War II. He was standing counsel to Customs and Excise, the Board of Trade and the Ministry of Labour 1947–49, and to the Inland Revenue 1949–51. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1952. He was Sheriff of Renfrew and Argyll 1960–62, and Lord Advocate from October 1962 to 1964. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1962. On leaving office, he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice in 1964, Taking the judicial title ''Lord Avonside, he filled the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lord Mackintosh, and held the office until 1984. He was also a Member of the Lands Valuation Court from 1964 (Chairman from 1975 to 1984), Chairman of the National Health S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Of The Lothians And Peebles
The Sheriff of the Lothians and Peebles was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order and bringing criminals to justice in The Lothians and Peebles, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. The position of Sheriff of the Lothians had been created in 1881 following a merger of the sheriffdom of Midlothian and Haddington with the Linlithgow part of the sheriffdom of Linlithgow, Clackmannan & Kinross. The position of Sheriff of Peebles was then joined to it in 1883 to create the new position of Sheriff of the Lothians & Peebles. This latter sheriffdom was replaced in 1975 by the current sheriffdom of Lothian and Borders. Sheriffs of the Lothians (1881) Sheriffs of Peebles *Gilbert Fraser, 1259 *Aymer de Maxwell, 1262 *Simon Fraser of Oliver, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Of Perth And Angus
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of the metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The city has expanded outward from the original British settlements on the Swan River, upon which the city's central business district and port of Fremantle are situated. Perth is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people, where Aboriginal Australians have lived for at least 45,000 years. Captain James Stirling founded Perth in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. It was named after the city of Perth in Scotland, due to the influence of Stirling's patron Sir George Murray, who had connections with the area. It gained city s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Murray Taylor
Sir Thomas Murray Taylor (1897–1962) was a 20th-century Scottish advocate and university administrator. He was a devout Christian and active member of the United Free Church of Scotland. When this amalgamated with the Church of Scotland in 1929 he adopted the latter faith, becoming a church elder in 1936. From 1945 he served on the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches. He served as the Principal of the University of Aberdeen between 1948 and 1962. The Taylor Building and Taylor Library at the University of Aberdeen School of Law is named in his honour. Life He was born in Keith, Banffshire on 27 May 1897 the only son of John Taylor, a cattle farmer and wholesale cattle dealer, and his wife, Jenny Nichol Murray. He was educated at Banff Grammar School then studied Classics at Aberdeen University. He was exempted from military service in the First World War due to a weak heart. He graduated MA in 1919 then (using a Ferguson Scholarship and intending a caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Murray, Lord Murray
Charles David Murray, Lord Murray (20 October 1866 – 9 June 1936) was a Unionist Party (Scotland), Scottish Tory politician, lawyer and judge. He became Lord Advocate in 1922. Life He was born in London the son of David William Murray, a merchant. Murray was educated at Edinburgh Academy and then studied aw at the University of Edinburgh, was admitted as an Faculty of Advocates, advocate in 1889 and appointed a King's Counsel in 1909. He was a Major in the Fourth Division of the Royal Engineers (Volunteers), resigning in 1907. He was on the War Office staff from 1915 to 1917, and was appointed a temporary Lieutenant Colonel and Director of National Service for Scotland in 1917. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG; Military Division) in 1918. He became Sheriff of Renfrew and Argyll, Sheriff of Renfrewshire and Buteshire in 1918, and was awarded an LLD by the University of Edinburgh in 1919. Murray was an unsuccessful parliamentary candid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Anderson, Lord St Vigeans
David Anderson, Lord St Vigeans (26 October 1862 – 1 June 1948) was a Scottish advocate and judge. He served from 1918 to 1934 as the second Chairman of the Scottish Land Court. Early life Anderson was born on 26 October 1862. He was the son of Dr Joseph Anderson (1832–1916), an antiquarian who later served as keeper of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland from 1870 to 1913. His mother was Jessie Dempster.Anderson grave, Warriston Cemetery Career Anderson was called to the Scottish bar in 1891. He was appointed as Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway in March 1913, and in June 1913 he became a King's Counsel. In August 1917, he became Sheriff of Renfrew and Bute. In May 1918 he relinquished the post as sheriff to become Chairman of the Scottish Land Court, taking the judicial title of Lord St Vigeans. The title was derived from the ancient village of St Vigeans in Forfarshire, where his father had been educated. He succeeded the deceased Lord Kennedy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Of Lanark
The Sheriff of Lanark or Sheriff of Lanarkshire was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order and bringing criminals to justice in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. The sheriffdom of Lanarkshire was dissolved in 1975 when it was replaced by the current sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway. Sheriffs of Lanarkshire *Baldwin of Biggar (1154) *Waldeve of Biggar (1170s) *Hugh, son of Sir Reginald (ca.1196-1200) *William de Hertisheved (1225) *Richard de Coulter (1226) *Alexander Uvieth (Oviot) (1266) *Nicholas de Biggar (1273-1278) *Hugh de Dalzell (1288-1290) *Hugh de Balliol (1290) *Henry St Clair (1293) *Godfrey de Ros (1294) *Andrew Livingstone (1295-1296) *William Heselrig (1296-1297)(assassinated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Was Who
''Who's Who'' is a reference work. It is a book, and also a CD-ROM and a website, giving information on influential people from around the world. Published annually as a book since 1849, it lists people who influence British life, according to its editors. Entries include notable figures from government, politics, academia, business, sport and the arts. ''Who's Who 2022'' is the 174th edition and includes more than 33,000 people. The book is the original ''Who's Who'' book and "the pioneer work of its type". The book is an origin of the expression "who's who" used in a wider sense. History ''Who's Who'' has been published since 1849."More about Who's Who" OUP. It was originally published by . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilson, Lord Ashmore
John Wilson, Lord Ashmore (1857 – 8 July 1932) was a Scottish lawyer, a unionist parliamentary candidate, a sheriff principal and a judge. Early life Wilson was born in 1857 in Falkirk, where his father James Wilson was a solicitor. He was educated at the Royal High School of Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh. Career After graduating from university, Wilson initially joined his father's practice in Falkirk. However, in 1885 he was admitted as an advocate in Scotland, and set up a large practice. He was particularly skilled in examining witnesses, and undertook a lot of parliamentary cases. Politics Wilson was a parliamentary candidate twice in the 1890s, both times as a Conservative Party or Liberal Unionist (it is not clear which), and both times unsuccessfully. At the 1895 general election he contested the Leith Burghs against the Liberal Ronald Munro Ferguson (later Lord Norvar). He was defeated again at the by-election in 1896 for the Montrose Burghs, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil John Downie Kennedy
Neil John Downie Kennedy, Lord Kennedy, (1854 – 12 February 1918) was a Scottish advocate, legal academic and judge. He was a Professor of Law at the University of Aberdeen, and served from 1912 to 1918 as the first chairman of the Scottish Land Court. Early life and education Kennedy was born in 1854 at Rosehall in Sutherland, the son of Rev John Downie Kennedy (1811-1873) and his wife Catherine Mackay. His father had been minister of Rosehall for the Church of Scotland since 1836 but at the Disruption of 1843 joined the Free Church of Scotland. Neil was educated at Inverness and then at the University of Aberdeen, where he was awarded an MA in 1876. He later received an LL.D from the University of Edinburgh, in 1903. Career He was called to the Scottish Bar in 1874 or 1877, and in 1898 he was appointed as lecturer on private international law at the University of Edinburgh. From 1901 to 1907 he was Professor of Civil and Scots Law at the University of Aberdeen. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
