The Rt Hon William Campbell, Lord Skerrington (1855–1927) was a Scottish judge. He was the first

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judge in the country since the

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Life

The son of Robert Campbell, a magistrate in

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, he was born on 27 June 1855. From 1905 to 1908, Campbell served as the elected

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. On 15 October 1908 he was created a

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and retained the role until 1926. In later life, he lived at 12 Randolph Crescent in Edinburgh's West End. He died on 21 July 1927. He is buried in St Johns Churchyard at the west end of

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. The grave is marked by a simple stone cross and lies in the lower section. His biography was written by Francis Caird Inglis.

Family

He was married to Alice Mary (d.1929).

References

1855 births 1927 deaths Scottish lawyers Senators of the College of Justice Scottish Roman Catholics Deans of the Faculty of Advocates Burials at St John's, Edinburgh {{Scotland-law-bio-stub