David John Wilson Reid of Robertland (1929 – 20 December 1973) was a Scottish barrister,

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and archivist. Reid studied law at

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and

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. Between 1955 and 1973 he was archivist at the

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, and he was a founder and chairman of the Business Archives Council of Scotland. He was a Fellow of the

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. In 1967 he was adopted as prospective parliamentary candidate for the

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for the constituency of West Fife. Reid was

Carrick Pursuivant Carrick Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon. The title is derived from the Earldom of Carrick, one of the titles borne by Robert the Bruce before his succession to the crown. The arms of the Earl ...

of the Court of the Lord Lyon between January and December 1973.The Court of the Lord Lyon: Carrick Pursuivant
Retrieved 27 November 2022. He held the Barony of Robertland in

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. He married Diana Rosamond Angell, secretary of the

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; their daughter Jonet Clemency Wilson Reid married

Sir Edward Hunter-Blair, 8th Baronet Sir Edward Thomas Hunter Blair, 8th Baronet, (15 December 1920 – 21 October 2006) was a British landowner and forester. He was the son of Sir James Hunter Blair, 7th Baronet and Jean Galloway McIntyre, and was educated at Sandroyd School, ...

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