The Hon David Robertson Williamson, Lord Balgray (1761–1837) 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); ...

Life

He was born David Williamson in 1761, the son of Alexander Williamson of Balgray (1722-1804) and his wife Christian Robertson. He owned the estate of Balgray, just north of

Lockerbie Lockerbie (, gd, Locarbaidh) is a small town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland. It is about from Glasgow, and from the border with England. The United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census recorded its population as 4,009. The town ...

in south-west Scotland. In 1811 he replaced

Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee FRSE (15 October 17475 January 1813) was a Scottish advocate, judge, writer and historian who was a Professor of Universal History, and Greek and Roman Antiquities at the University of Edinburgh. Lif ...

as a

. On his death in 1837 he was replaced by

John Cunninghame, Lord Cunninghame John Cunninghame, Lord Cunninghame (1782–1854) was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be both Solicitor General of Scotland and a Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was born in Port Glasgow in 1782 the eldest son of John ...

Family

He married a cousin, Miss Robertson of Lawers. He afterwards styled himself David Robertson Williamson. His nephew was also called David Robertson Williamson (1830-1919).

References

1761 births 1837 deaths People from Dumfries and Galloway 18th-century Scottish judges Senators of the College of Justice {{Scotland-law-bio-stub