John Montgomerie Bell (11 February 180416 October 1862) was an advocate of the Scottish bar, and

Sheriff of Kincardine The Sheriff of Kincardine, also known as The Mearns, was historically a royal appointment, held at pleasure, which carried the responsibility for enforcing justice in Kincardine, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary ...

Life

He was born at Paisley on 11 February 1804, the son of John Bell and elder brother to

Alexander Montgomerie Bell Alexander Montgomerie Bell (1808–1866) was a Scottish lawyer and writer on law. Biography He was the son of John Bell, a manufacturer of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, and was born there 4 December 1809. His older brother was John Montgomeri ...

. He was educated at Paisley Grammar School then studied law at the

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. He was called to the Edinburgh bar in 1825, and from 1830 to 1846 assisted, with conspicuous ability, in conducting the court of session reports. He lived at 4 Forres Street on Edinburgh's Moray Estate. In 1847 he was appointed an advocate-depute, and in 1861 sheriff of Kincardine. He died from the effects of an accident (he fell from his horse) 16 October 1862. He is buried with his family in the southern section of St Cuthberts Churchyard in Edinburgh.

Publications

In 1861 he published a 'Treatise on the Law of Arbitration in Scotland.' a comprehensive and perspicuous exposition of this branch of Scotch law, and the standard work on the subject. In 1863 a poem, 'The Martyr of Liberty,' which he had written shortly after his call to the bar, was published in accordance with directions left by himself.Mid-Victorian Poetry 1860-1879

Family

He married secondly Anna Eliza Scott (1803-1883). His eldest son was also John Montgomerie Bell but died in childhood. One son was named Alexander Montgomerie Bell (1841-1884) and was a physician.

References

* ;Specific ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, John Montgomerie 1804 births 1862 deaths 19th-century Scottish people Lawyers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Alumni of the University of Glasgow Accidental deaths in Scotland