Robert Francis Leslie Blackburn, Lord Blackburn (1864–1944) was a Scottish lawyer and

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 ...

Life

He was born in Selkirk on 27 April 1864, the son of Robert Bogle Blackburn and his wife Frances Georgina. He was a Lord of Session from 1918 to 1935 replacing Henry Johnston, Lord Johnston as a Senator of the College of Justice. His position as a Senator of the College of Justice was filled in 1935 by Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson. He died in Blairgowrie on 21 March 1944 but is buried with his wife in

Dean Cemetery The Dean Cemetery is a historically important Victorian cemetery north of the Dean Village, west of Edinburgh city centre, in Scotland. It lies between Queensferry Road and the Water of Leith, bounded on its east side by Dean Path and o ...

in western

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

. The grave lies in the northern extension on the corner of the north path with one of the north–south paths.

Family

He married Lady Constance Frances Bowes-Lyon, daughter of

Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (21 July 182416 February 1904), styled The Honourable Claude Bowes-Lyon from 1847 to 1865, was a British peer. He was the 13th holder of the Earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne, the pate ...

. She was aunt to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (

the Queen Mother Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was also ...

) and great aunt to Queen

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

. They had four children. Three daughters and a son Leslie Francis Blackburn of the

Scots Guards The Scots Guards (SG) is one of the five Foot guards#United Kingdom, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Its origins are as the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. Its lineage can be traced back to 1642 in the Ki ...

(1901-1925).

References

1864 births 1944 deaths People from Selkirk, Scottish Borders Burials at the Dean Cemetery Senators of the College of Justice {{Scotland-law-bio-stub