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Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper Of Culross
Thomas Mackay Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross (24 September 1892 – 15 July 1956) was a Scotland, Scottish Unionist Party (Scotland), Unionist Party politician, a judge and a historian, who had been appointed Lord Advocate of Scotland. Background and education Cooper was the son of John Cooper, of Edinburgh, a civil engineer, and Margaret, daughter of John Mackay, of Dunnet, Caithness. In 1915 he applied to George Watson's College, Edinburgh, and the University of Edinburgh where he completed an MA in 1912 and a Law LLB. Political, legal and judicial career Cooper was admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1915 and created a King's Counsel in 1927. He was the Unionist Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency), Edinburgh West from a by-election in 1935 to 1941. In 1935 he was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland and later that year he was appointed as Lord Advocate. He also became a Privy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Cooper Of Colross
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power (social and political), power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the Peerage of the United Kingdom, peerage in the United Kingdom, or are entitled to courtesy titles. The collective "Lords" can refer to a group or body of Peerages in the United Kingdom, peers. Etymology According to the ''Oxford Dictionary of English'', the etymology of the word can be traced back to the Old English language, Old English word ''hlāford'' which originated from ''hlāfweard'' meaning "loaf-ward" or "bread-keeper", reflecting the Germanic tribes, Germanic tribal custom of a Germanic chieftain, chieftain providing food for his followers. The appellation "lord" is primarily applied to men, while for women the appellation "lady" is used. This is no longer universal: the Lord of Mann, a title previously held by Elizabeth II, the Queen o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Justice General
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are entitled to courtesy titles. The collective "Lords" can refer to a group or body of peers. Etymology According to the ''Oxford Dictionary of English'', the etymology of the word can be traced back to the Old English word ''hlāford'' which originated from ''hlāfweard'' meaning "loaf-ward" or "bread-keeper", reflecting the Germanic tribal custom of a chieftain providing food for his followers. The appellation "lord" is primarily applied to men, while for women the appellation "lady" is used. This is no longer universal: the Lord of Mann, a title previously held by the Queen of the United Kingdom, and female Lords Mayor are examples of women who are styled as "Lord". Historical usage Feudalism Under the feudal system, "lord" had a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Clark Hutchison
Sir George Ian Clark Hutchison (4 January 1903 – 2 February 2002) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West from 1941 to 1959. He was the son of George Aitken Clark Hutchison MP and his wife Peggy Blair who lived at Afton Lodge on Ferry Road in the Trinity district of Edinburgh. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy then attended the Royal Navy Colleges at both Osbourne and Dartmouth. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1916 and specialised in the use of torpedoes. As a politician he championed free school meals and served the Public Assistance Committee 1937 to 1939. He was recalled to the Royal Navy in 1939 at the outbreak of war and served the rare dual functions of being both on active service and being an elected MP from 1941 to 1944. He was a member of the Royal Company of Archers and served as Deputy Lieutenant for Edinburgh. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1954. He was a governor of Donaldson's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfrid Normand
Wilfrid Guild Normand, Baron Normand, (1884 – 5 October 1962), was a Scottish Unionist Party politician and judge. He was a Scottish law officer at various stages between 1929 and 1935, and a member of parliament (MP) from 1931 to 1935. He was Lord President of the Court of Session from 1935 until he became a Law Lord in 1947. Life Normand was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, Oriel College, Oxford, Paris University and the University of Edinburgh. He was admitted as an advocate on 18 March 1910, the same day as the David King Murray, who also became Solicitor General and a Senator of the College of Justice. He served in the Royal Engineers from 1915 to 1918. He became a King's Counsel in 1925. He unsuccessfully contested Edinburgh West at the 1929 general election, but won the seat at the 1931 general election. until his resignation in 1935, causing a by-election which was won by Thomas Cooper. He served briefly as Solicitor General for Scotland in 1929 (fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Edinburgh West By-election
The 1941 Edinburgh West by-election was a by-election in the Edinburgh West constituency that occurred on 12 July 1941. Ian Clark Hutchison Sir George Ian Clark Hutchison (4 January 1903 – 2 February 2002) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West from 1941 to 1959. He was the son of George Aitken Clark Hutchison MP and h ... stood for the Unionist Party. As he faced no opposition, he was declared elected.''Whitaker's Almanack'', 1944 It remains the last uncontested by-election in Scotland to date. References {{Westminster by-elections in Scotland 1900–1949 Edinburgh West by-election Edinburgh West by-election Edinburgh West, 1941 West, 1941 Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies West by-election, 1941 Edinburgh West by-election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Edinburgh West By-election
The 1935 Edinburgh West by-election was held on 2 May 1935. The by-election was held due to the appointment as Lord Justice General of the incumbent Conservative MP, Wilfrid Normand Wilfrid Guild Normand, Baron Normand, (1884 – 5 October 1962), was a Scottish Unionist Party politician and judge. He was a Scottish law officer at various stages between 1929 and 1935, and a member of parliament (MP) from 1931 to 1935. He .... It was won by the Conservative candidate Thomas Cooper. References 1935 elections in the United Kingdom 1935 in Scotland 1930s elections in Scotland 1930s in Edinburgh May 1935 in the United Kingdom North, 1935 {{Scotland-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times
''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (founded in 1821), are published by Times Media, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' were founded independently and have had common ownership only since 1966. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. ''The Times'' was the first newspaper to bear that name, inspiring numerous other papers around the world. In countries where these other titles are popular, the newspaper is often referred to as or , although the newspaper is of national scope and distribution. ''The Times'' had an average daily circulation of 365,880 in March 2020; in the same period, ''The Sunday Times'' had an average weekly circulation of 647,622. The two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacCormick V Lord Advocate
''MacCormick v Lord Advocate'' 1953 SC 396 was a Scottish constitutional law case and Scottish legal action on whether Queen Elizabeth II was entitled to use the numeral "II" as her regnal number in Scotland, as there had never been an earlier Elizabeth reigning in Scotland. Facts John MacCormick (the Rector of the University of Glasgow) and Ian Hamilton (then part of the Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association) contested the right of Queen Elizabeth II to style herself 'Elizabeth II' within Scotland. They claimed it was a breach of the Act of Union 1707 between England and Scotland, since Elizabeth I had been Queen of England but not of Scotland. The action was brought against the Crown, which was represented by the Lord Advocate, who is the most senior law officer in Scotland. Judgment The petition first came before Lord Guthrie, sitting as Lord Ordinary in the Outer House (the court of first instance in the Court of Session). He dismissed it; this was appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grange, Edinburgh
The Grange (originally St Giles' Grange) is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, just south of the city centre, with Morningside and Greenhill to the west, Newington to the east, The Meadows park and Marchmont to the north, and Blackford Hill to the south. It is a conservation area characterised by large early Victorian stone-built villas and mansions, often with very large gardens. The Grange was built mainly between 1830 and 1890, and the area represented the idealisation of country living within an urban setting. The suburb includes streets which are renowned for their pricey properties, and it is home to some of Scotland's richest people, top lawyers and businessmen. Whitehouse Terrace, in the Grange area of the Capital, was named as the priciest postcode in Zoopla's 'Rich List for 2021'. Character of the Area The architectural form and green environment of The Grange are attributable to the picturesque movement and characterised by romantic revivalism of the architec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Wedderburn
Sir Ernest MacLagan Wedderburn (3 February 1884 – 3 June 1958) was a Scottish lawyer, and a significant figure both in the civic life of Edinburgh and in the legal establishment. He held the posts of Professor of Conveyancing in the University of Edinburgh (1922–35), Deputy Keeper of the Signet (1935–54), and Chairman of the General Council of Solicitors (1936–49), the forerunner to the Law Society of Scotland, and chaired the latter 1949/50. He was also an enthusiastic amateur scientist, and first Treasurer then Vice President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Early life Wedderburn was born in Forfar, Forfarshire in 1884, the son of Anne Oglivie and her husband (and cousin), Dr Alexander Stormonth MacLagan Wedderburn of Pearsie. He was one of 14 children, and the younger brother of Joseph Wedderburn, who became Professor of Mathematics at Princeton and conceive the Wedderburn–Etherington number and Artin–Wedderburn theorem. He was distantly related, through h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hudson Beare
Sir Thomas Hudson Beare FRSE RSSA (30 June 1859 – 10 June 1940) was a British engineer. He was successively Professor of Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, at University College, London (where he was a colleague of Karl Pearson), and Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. Life Beare was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of Thomas Hudson Beare ( – November 1861) of Netley, Hampshire, who arrived in South Australia aboard ''Duke of York'' in July 1836 and his second wife Lucy Beare, née Bull ( – 15 September 1887), who arrived aboard ''Canton'' in May 1838. He was educated at Prince Alfred College and the University of Adelaide, where he was awarded the first South Australian Scholarship, before going to University College London to complete his studies. In 1884, he joined the staff of University College, London, and worked for Professor Alexander Kennedy in various teaching and engineering roles. In 1885, he married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Henry Holland
Sir Thomas Henry Holland (22 November 1868 – 15 May 1947) was a British geologist who worked in India with the Geological Survey of India, serving as its director from 1903 to 1910. He later worked as an educational administrator at Edinburgh University. Early life Thomas Holland was born on 22 November 1868 in Helston, Cornwall, to John Holland and Grace Treloar Roberts who later emigrated to Canada to live in a farm in Springfield, Manitoba. In 1884, Thomas won a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Science, graduating with a first class degree in Geology. The dean at the Royal College of Science, Thomas Henry Huxley, made a great impression on Holland. He stayed on as an assistant to Professor John Wesley Judd and was awarded a Berkeley Fellowship at Owens College, Manchester, in 1889. Career In 1890, Holland was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India and curator of the Geological Museum and Laboratory. In 1903, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
