The Hon David Ross, Lord Ankerville (1727–1805) was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice in Scotland 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 ...

. He is said to have been a great lover of

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Life

He was born in 1727 the son of David Ross 2nd Laird of Inverchasley, and his wife, Isabella Munro. The family estate was at Tarlogie near Tain in

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but included the lands of

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. In 1751 he passed the Scottish bar as an advocate. In 1756 he became Sheriff of Kirkcudbright and in 1763 became Principal Clerk to the

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. In 1773 he appears as a Clerk to the

living at St Andrew Square (then a new house). In February 1776 he replaced the recently deceased Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor as a

. He moved to 3 St Andrew Square soon after the square was built.

Cosmo Gordon Cosmo Gordon of Cluny Castle, Cluny FRSE (1736–1800) was a Scottish politician, agricultural improver and co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1777 and was a Baron of the Exchequer (Scotlan ...

was his immediate neighbour. His house was demolished in 1890 to make way for the Prudential Insurance Offices. He died at Tarlogie on 16 August 1805. When he died in 1805 his position as Senator was filled by William Robertson, Lord Robertson.

Family

He was married to Margaret Cochran, daughter of John Cochran of Ravelrig House (south-west of Edinburgh). They had four children.

Artistic recognition

In 1799 he was sketched by John Kay.

References

1727 births 1805 deaths 18th-century Scottish judges Senators of the College of Justice Scottish sheriffs 19th-century Scottish judges {{Scotland-law-bio-stub