John Lean Wark, Lord Wark LLD (1877–1943) was a Scottish lawyer who served as 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 in 1877. He is thought to be the son of John Wark, a

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lawyer living in

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. In 1908, as his main claim to fame, he preceded over the final trial at

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Courthouse. In 1910 he is listed as an advocate living in a flat at 12 Nelson Street, Edinburgh. In February 1933 he was elected a

under the title of Lord Wark. He succeeded

Christopher Johnston, Lord Sands Sir Christopher Nicholson Johnston, Lord Sands Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE (18 October 1857 – 26 February 1934) was a Unionist Party (Scotland) MP for Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities (UK Parliament constituency), Edinburgh and St And ...

as Convenor of the Restoration Committee of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. He was cremated at

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on 21 December 1943 following a services at

Greyfriars Kirk Greyfriars Kirk ( gd, Eaglais nam Manach Liath) is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is surrounded by Greyfriars Kirkyard. Greyfriars traces its origin to the south-west parish of Edi ...

led by Rev D W P Strang and Very Rev James Black.

Family

He was outlived by his wife Lady Wark (née Mary Wright), who died in 1976. Their sons were John G L Wark WS, Captain Thomas Wark and Alan Wark RN.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wark, John Lean 1877 births 1943 deaths Senators of the College of Justice 20th-century Scottish judges