Daniel Patterson Blades (25 August 1888 – 6 February 1959) was a Scottish judge.

Life

Blades was the son of Sarah Pow of Armadale and Rev. Charles Blades, minister of Allanton. He was educated at

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and the

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graduating with an MA and LLB. He was admitted as an

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in 1915, and served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Cameron Highlanders from 1915–1918. He was an

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from 1929–1932, when he was appointed a

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and

Sheriff of Forfar The Sheriff of Angus (alternatively the Sheriff of Forfar) was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Angus, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms, was held on a hereditary ...

. In 1934 he moved to be

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, a post he held until 1945. From 1938 to 1941 he was Deputy Chairman of the

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from 1938 to 1941. In September 1945 he was appointed

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. In 1947 he was appointed a

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, with the judicial title Lord Blades.

Family

In 1918 he married Gertrude Thonson Legge.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blades, Daniel Patterson 1888 births 1959 deaths Alumni of the University of Edinburgh British Army personnel of World War I Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Members of the Faculty of Advocates Ministers in the Attlee governments, 1945–1951 People educated at Berwickshire High School 20th-century King's Counsel Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders officers Scottish King's Counsel Scottish sheriffs

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Solicitors General for Scotland