Ian Hamilton Shearer, Lord Avonside, (6 November 1914 – 22 February 1996) was a

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lawyer and judge.

Biography

Educated at Dunfermline High School, the

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and the

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, he was admitted to the

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in 1938. He served in the

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. He was standing counsel to Customs and Excise, the

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and the

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1947–49, and to the

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1949–51. He was appointed a

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in 1952. He was

Sheriff of Renfrew and Argyll The Sheriff of Renfrew and Argyll was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order and bringing criminals to justice in Renfrew and Argyll, Scotland. Prior to 1748, most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. Fro ...

1960–62, and

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from October 1962 to 1964. He was appointed a

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in 1962. On leaving office, he was appointed a

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in 1964, Taking the judicial title Lord Avonside, he filled the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lord Mackintosh, and held the office until 1984. He was a Lecturer in Social Sciences at the

's Department of Educational Studies from 1962 until 1970. He was also a Member of the Lands Valuation Court from 1964 (Chairman from 1975 to 1984), Chairman of the National Health Service Tribunal, Scotland 1954–62, a Member of the Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals 1958–62, Chairman of the Scottish Valuation Advisory Council 1965–68, and a Member of the Scottish Universities Committee of the Privy Council from 1971. He was President of the Stair Society 1975–87.

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