The Hon David Ross, Lord Ankerville (1727–1805) was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session); ...

. He is said to have been a great lover of

claret Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...

Life

He was born in 1727 the son of David Ross 2nd Laird of Inverchasley, and his wife, Isabella Munro. The family estate was at Tarlogie near Tain in

Ross-shire Ross-shire (; gd, Siorrachd Rois) is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands. The county borders Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire – a county consisting of ...

but included the lands of

Glenlivet Glenlivet (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Lìobhait) is the glen in the Scottish Highlands through which the River Livet flows. The river rises high in the Ladder Hills, flows through the village of Tomnavoulin and onto the Bridgend of Glenlivet, p ...

. In 1751 he passed the Scottish bar as an advocate. In 1756 he became

Sheriff of Kirkcudbright The Sheriff of Wigtown was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Wigtown, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobit ...

and in 1763 became Principal Clerk to the

Court of Session The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland and constitutes part of the College of Justice; the supreme criminal court of Scotland is the High Court of Justiciary. The Court of Session sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh ...

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. In 1773 he appears as a Clerk to the

living at St Andrew Square (then a new house). In February 1776 he replaced the recently deceased Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor as a

. He moved to 3 St Andrew Square soon after the square was built. Cosmo Gordon was his immediate neighbour. His house was demolished in 1890 to make way for the Prudential Insurance Offices. He died at Tarlogie on 16 August 1805. When he died in 1805 his position as Senator was filled by

William Robertson, Lord Robertson The Hon William Robertson, Lord Robertson (5 December 1753 – 20 November 1835) was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice. Life Robertson was born on 5 December 1753 in Edinburgh, the first son of ...

Family

He was married to Margaret Cochran, daughter of John Cochran of Ravelrig House (south-west of Edinburgh). They had four children, Charles, David, Margaret and Anne. The latter married John Haldane of

Aberuthven Aberuthven (; Gaelic: ''Obar Ruadhainn'') is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies approximately northeast of Auchterarder and southwest of Perth at an elevation of . It lies on the A824 road, formerly the A9, having been ...

Artistic Recognition

In 1799 he was sketched by John Kay.

References

1727 births 1805 deaths 18th-century Scottish judges Senators of the College of Justice Scottish sheriffs 19th-century Scottish judges {{Scotland-law-bio-stub