Biographical Summary " MONCREIFF, Sir JAMES WELLWOOD, Lord Moncreiff (1776-1851), Scottish judge, was the second son of the Rev. Sir Henry Moncreiff Wellwood of Tulliebole in Kinross-shire, baronet, ...

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Biographical Summary " William Miller (1755-1846), of Glenlee, Kirkcudbright, Stewartry and Barskimming, Ayr - b . 12 Aug. 1755, o.s. of Thomas Miller. educ . Edinburgh h.s. and Univ.; adv. 1777. m ....

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Sir Thomas Miller, 1st Baronet (3 November 1717 – 27 September 1789), known as Lord Glenlee during his judicial service, was a Scottish politician and judge... ...E...

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Biographical Summary "Eldest son of Colonel Alexander Monypenny of Pitmilly, passed advocate 2d July 1791; was appointed Sheriff-Depute of the county of Fife, 7th February 1807; Solicitor-General, 22...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Sir Andrew Ramsay, Lord Abbotshall, 1st Baronet (May 1619 – January 17, 1688), Privy Counsellor, was the first Lord Provost of Edinburgh and a judge of the Court of S...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, 2nd Baronet, Lord Fountainhall (baptised 2 August 1646 – 20 September 1722) was one of Scotland's leading jurists who remains to this...

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Biographical Summary "Son of Robert Gordon of Straloch, was admitted advocate on the 8th January 1684, and an Ordinary Lord on the 19th June 1688, in place of Sir Roger Hog of Harcarse, removed some ...

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Biographical Summary "Second son of Alexander Garden of Troup, by Jane, daughter of Sir Francis Grant, Lord Cullen, was born at Edinburgh 24th June 1721. He was admitted advocate 14th July 1744, cons...

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Biographical Summary "Second son of John Graham of Dougalston, passed as advocate 9th February 1723. He succeeded, at the promotion of Robert Dundas of Arniston, to a seat on the bench, and was recei...

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Biographical Summary "Son of James Ferguson of Pitfour, advocate, came to the bar 17th February 1722. He was elected Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, in the room of Robert Dundas of Arniston, 24th J...

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Biographical Summary "Son and heir of George Maxwell of Auldhouse, (afterwards Sir George Maxwell of Nether Pollock), and of Annabella, daughter of Sir Archibald Stewart of Blackhall, was created a B...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Sir George Lockhart of Carnwath (c. 1630 - 1689) was a Scottish lawyer. The son of Sir James Lockhart of Lee, laird of Lee, he was admitted as an advocate in 1656. He...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Sir Francis Grant, Lord Cullen (born between 1658 and 1663, died 1726) was a Scottish judge... ...Francis Grant was the elder son of Archibald Grant of Ballintomb, ...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " William Grant, Lord Prestongrange (1701–1764), was a Scottish politician and judge... ...Grant was procurator for the Church of Scotland and Clerk to the General As...

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Biographical Summary " GIBSON, Sir ALEXANDER, Lord Durie (d. 1656), Scottish judge, was eldest son of Sir Alexander Gibson (d. 1644), by Margaret, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton. He...

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Biographical Summary " GIBSON, WILLIAM (fl. 1540), lord of session, was the second son of Thomas Gibson of Durie in Fifeshire, who lived in the reign of James IV of Scotland. He was educated for the ...

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Biographical Summary " William (Herries), third Lord Herries of Terregles , was a minor at the time of his father's death. An inquest found, 29 January 1515-16, that he was nearest heir to his father...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " John Hay Forbes, Lord Medwyn (1776–1854) was a Scottish judge... ...Forbes was the second son of Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet, and was born at Edinburgh. He was ...

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Biographical Summary "Was the son of Sir John Falconer, one of the wardens of the Mint, who upon learning that he was to be pursued for malversation in his office, died suddenly of creve coeur , at P...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Robert Cullen, Lord Cullen FRSE (1742–1810) was a Scottish judge. He played a key role, along with his father William Cullen, in obtaining a royal charter for the Phi...

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Biographical Summary "b. c.1685, yr. s. of Lawrence Craigie of Kilgraston, Perth by Margaret Scrimgeour. educ. adv. 1710. m. Barbara, da. and h. of Charles Stewart of Carie, at least 2s. 1da... ......

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " David Douglas, Lord Reston was a Scottish judge and the heir of Adam Smith. He was born on 24 July 1769, in Strathendry, the fifth and youngest son of Col. Robert Dou...

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Sir George Clerk Maxwell was a Commissioner of Customs, and a trustee for the. improvement of the fisheries and manufactures of Scotland. His brother, John Clerk of Eldin, was the author of the well-kn...

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Biographical Summary "Was admitted advocate on the 9th June 1649, and having been appointed an Ordinary Lord, in place of Lord Fodderance, deceased, by the Estates, on the 7th of August following, to...

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Biographical Summary " WEDDERBURN, Sir PETER (1616?–1679), Scottish judge, was the third son of James Wedderburn, town clerk of Dundee. Sir Alexander Wedderburn [q. v.] was his elder brother. He was ...

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Biographical Summary "Son of Alexander Wedderburn, Esquire, was admitted advocate 1st February 1715, afterwards appointed one of the Assessors of the city of Edinburgh, and also Secretary to the Exci...

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Biographical Summary " Alexander Burnet [or Burnett] , bapt. 6th Aug. 1615, son of James B., min. of Jedburgh; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (22nd June 1633); became chaplain to his kinsman, J...

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From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page for John Lindsay of Balcarres, Lord Menmuir [1] M, #20491, d. 3 September 1590 Last Edited=29 Sep 2008 Consanguinity Index=0.01% John Lindsay of Balca...

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From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Sir David Lindsay, Lord Edzell: Sir David Lindsay, Lord Edzell [1] M, #20489, d. December 1610 Last Edited=29 Sep 2008 Consanguinity Index=0.01% Si...

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Biographical Summary "Son of Sir James Fergusson of Kilkenan, Baronet, one of the Senators of the College of Justice, was admitted advocate 17th December 1765. He was appointed a judge in the room of...

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Biographical Summary " Sir James Fergusson, or Ferguson, Baronet [S. 1703], of Kilkerran , 1st s. and h., b. about 1688; adm. Advocate, 18 Feb. 1711 ; suc. to the Baronetcy, Feb. 1729, and was served...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes (October 28, 1726 – November 29, 1792) was a Scottish advocate, judge and historian, born in Edinburgh... ...His fathe...

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David Dalrymple was born on 27th August 1719 in Edinburgh the son of Sir Hugh Dalrymple, Lord Drummore and Ann Horn of Westhall. His father was a Senator of the Sessions Court in Edinburgh and he was t...

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Biographical Summary " Hew, of Drummore , baptized 30 November 1690; admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates 21 November 1710; appointed a Lord of Session, 29 December 1726, and of Justiciary, ...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Sir Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick (1652–1737) was a Scottish judge and politician... ...The third son of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, he was Commissa...

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Biographical Summary "Son of John Hamilton of Halcraig, and Jean, second daughter of William Mure of Glanderston. His father and others were repeatedly examined before the privy council in 1684, and ...

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Sir George Douglas, b? d. August 1552, lived at Pittendriech, Fife, Scotland. He was the son of George Douglas, Master of Angus and Elizabeth Drummond. He married Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of Dav...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " James Douglas , jure uxoris 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) was the last of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of King James VI. He was in so...

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Biographical Summary " James, fourth Earl of Perth , was born in 1648, and was served heir to his father 1 October 1675. As a youth he studied at the University of St Andrews, and afterwards complete...

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Biographical Summary "Son of Sir Alexander Drummond of Medhope. On the 17th May 1608, he presented to the court a letter from the king, whereby they were required to try the qualifications of himself...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (died 1850) was a Scottish advocate, judge and satirist... ...He was the second son of the Hon. George Cranstoun of Longwarton, sev...

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Biographical Summary "Son of Archibald Campbell, advocate, was admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates, 9th January 1748. On the death of Charles Erskine of Tinwald, he was elevated to the benc...

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Biographical Summary " Sir John Campbell of Lundie was nominated Treasurer on the 8th June 1515, by the Duke of Albany, in which office he continued till 1526, when the Master of Glencairn succeeded ...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " William Erskine, Lord Kinneder (1768–1822), was a friend and confidant of Sir Walter Scott, and a scholar and songwriter... ...Erskine was the son of the Rev. Willi...

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Biographical Summary "Son of Charles Erskine of Tinwald, Lord Justice Clerk, was admitted advocate 6th December 1743, and constituted sheriff-depute of the county of Perth in 1748. In 1754, he was ap...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Charles Erskine (1680 – April 5, 1763) was Lord Advocate, a Scottish judge, and a Member of Parliament... ...Charles Erskine was the fourth son of Sir Charles Erski...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " David Erskine, Lord Dun (1670–1758), was a Scottish judge and MP... ...Erskine, son of David Erskine of Dun, near Montrose, Forfarshire, studied at the universities...

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Biographical Summary "Eldest son of Henry Stewart, Esq. and Mary, daughter of Colin Campbell of Aberuchill, - was created a baronet by letters patent, dated 2d June 1683, and admitted an Ordinary Lor...

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Biographical Summary "Only son of Sir James Campbell of Aberuchil, and Ann, daughter of Sir Patrick Hepburn of Blackcastle. He was very young when he lost his father, who was killed at the battle of ...

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Biographical Summary "Fifth son of John Hamilton of Bangour, and Margaret, daughter of James Hamilton of West Park. He was admitted advocate 13th December 1664, being according to Pitmedden the first...

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William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, KG, PC (24 December 1634 – 18 April 1694), born Lord William Douglas, was the son of William Douglas, 1st Marque...

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Biographical Summary "Son of John Hamilton of Orbieston, by Christian, daughter of Sir Robert Dalzell of that Ilk. He was knighted and appointed Justice Clerk in 1636; took his seat as an Ordinary Lo...

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Biographical Summary "Second son of Sir Dugald Stewart of Bute, and of Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Ruthven of Dunglas, was admitted an advocate on the 30th Nov. 1694. He represented the burgh o...

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Biographical Summary " CALDERWOOD, Sir WILLIAM, Lord Polton (1660?–1733), lord of session, was the son of Alexander Calderwood, baillie of Dalkeith, and was admitted advocate at the Scottish bar in J...

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Biographical Summary "Second son of Sir James Stewart of Bute, Bart. and of Isabella, eldest daughter of Sir Dugald Campbell of Auchinbreck, was admitted advocate 15th November 1681. He represented t...

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Biographical Summary " James of Pentcaitland , baptized 28 August 1659; admitted Writer to the Signet 19 February 1683; appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, by the title of Lord Pentcaitlan...

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Biographical Summary " Robert Hamilton of Presmennan , third son of James Hamilton of Barncleuch, admitted Writer to the Signet 24 March 1648, advocate 13 January 1677; one of the principle clerks of...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Sir James Hamilton of Finnart (c. 1495 – 16 August 1540) was a Scottish nobleman and architect, the illegitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, and Mary (o...

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Biographical Summary " Sir James Carmichael was born 1579 ... ...On 18 September 1634 he was appointed Lord Justice-Clerk, on the decease of Sir George Elphinstoun, and Master of the Ceremonies in ...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth (1734–1823) was a Scottish judge... ...An advocate from 1757, he was engaged in the Douglas peerage case from 1764 to 1769. He was appo...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Sir Archibald Campbell of Succoth, Lord Succoth, 2nd Baronet FRSE (1 August 1769 - 23 July 1846) was a Scottish advocate and judge. His country house was Garscube Hou...

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Biographical Summary " PRINGLE, Sir WALTER, Lord Newhall (1664?–1736), Scottish judge, was second son of Sir Robert Pringle, first baronet of Stitchel, and Margaret, daughter of Sir John Hope, lord C...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696 – 27 December 1782) was a Scottish advocate, judge, philosopher, writer and agricultural improver. A central figure of the Scottish Enlig...

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Biographical Summary " HUME or HOME, Sir DAVID, of Crossrig, Lord Crossrig (1643-1707), second son of Sir James Hume or Home of Blackadder, Berwickshire, created a baronet of Nova Scotia in 1674, by ...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont (13 January 1641 – 2 August 1724), known as Sir Patrick Hume, 1st Baronet from 1648 to 1690 and as Lord Polwarth from 1690 to 1697...

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Biographical Summary "Son of Patrick Hume of Polwart afterwards Earl of Marchmont, and Grisel, daughter of Sir Thomas Ker of Cavers, was admitted an advocate 25th July 1696. He was sheriff depute of ...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont PC (1675–27 February 1740), was a Scottish nobleman, politician and judge... ...Third but eldest surviving son of Pat...

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Biographical Summary " Mr. David Borthwick appears as one of the nine procurators selected by the court on the 1st March 1549. He was named member of a commission appointed in 1552 to treat of the af...

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Biographical Summary "Supposed to have been son of another Robert Crichton, and father of the Admirable Crichton. He was appointed Lord Advocate jointly with John Spens of Condie, on the 8th February...

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Biographical Summary "Son of the Reverend Robert Blair, minister of Athelstaneford, author of the celebrated poem entitled The Grave , was admitted advocate 7th August 1764, and soon obtained extensi...

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Biographical Summary "Son of John Birnie of Birnie, and Jean, daughter of James Hamilton of Broomhill, was admitted advocate on the 14th June 1661, and elected Dean of Faculty 1st February 1675. He w...

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Biographical Summary " John Bothwell , the Bishop of Orkney's edest son was, like his brother Francis, sent abroad to complete his education, where he formed numerous friendships, amongst others with...

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Biographical Summary Second son of Francis Bothwell, also a Judge, by Janet, daughter of Patrick Richardson of Meldrumsheugh, was preferred to the Bishopric of Orkney some time after the death of Bis...

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Biographical Summary "Eldest son of Richard Bothwell, provost of Edinburgh in the time of James III., elder brother of Richard Bothwell, Rector of Ashkirk, father of Adam Bothwell Bishop, of Orkney, ...

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Biographical Summary "Son of Sir George Brown of Coalston, was admitted advocate 31st January 1734, and in 1748, appointed Sheriff-Depute of the county of Forfar. On the death of Peter Wedderburn of ...

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Biographical Summary "Son of N.N. Bannatyne of Newtyle, was bred to the law, and appointed one of the Commissaries of Edinburgh. He was admitted as an Ordinary Lord on the 14th February 1626, and die...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich (c.1525 - 1583) was a Scottish judge and politician... ...The son of Sir Michael Balfour of Montquhanny, he was educated for the le...

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Biographical Summary Fourth son of Sir Michaet Balfour of Denmiln, was admitted advocate on the 29th January 1650. He was knighted, and appointed successor to Sir Andrew Ramsay of Abbotshall, 1674; t...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary William Baillie, Lord Polkemmet (died 1816), was a Scottish judge. Baillie was the eldest son of Thomas Baillie, Writer to the Signet. He was admitted advocate 1758, ...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " William Baillie, Lord Provand (died 1593), was a Scottish judge... ...Baillie was of the family of Baillie of Lamington, first appears as a judge of the court of se...

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Biographical Summary Eldest son of Roderick Macleod, writer to the signet, was admitted advocate 22d January 1765. He was promoted to the bench on the death of Lord Swinton, and took his seat as Lord...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary "Thomas Bellenden of Kilconquhar, Lord Newtyle (drowned November 1591) was a Senator of the College of Justice at Edinburgh... ...The half-brother of Sir Lewis Bellen...

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Wikipedia Entry An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: From Its Institution in MDXXXII ; by George Brunton, David Haig; 1832; Page 518

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary "Sir Lewis Bellenden of Auchnole and Broughton , Knt., (c. 1552 - 27 August 1591, Edinburgh), knighted about 1577, was the eldest son of his father Sir John Bellenden o...

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Biographical Summary "Eldest son of Thomas Bellenden of Auchinoul, whom he succeeded as Justice Clerk, 25th June 1547. He appears as an Ordinary Lord for the first time on the 4th July in the same ye...

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Biographical Summary "Mr. Thomas Bannatyne or Bellenden of Auchinoul, was the son of Patrick Bellenden, who obtained a charter of the lands of Auchnolnyshill, in the county of Edinburgh, in 1499. His...

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Third son of John Aytoun of Kinaldie, was admitted advocate on the 23d March 1639, and nominated an Ordinary Lord on the 14th February 1661. He died at Kinglassie on the 25th March 1670 being ane old m...

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Biographical Summary " Sir George Auchinleck of Balmanno - son of Siw William Auchinleck of Balmanno, and grandson of Sir George Auchinleck of Balmanno, who was a nephew of and favourite of the Regen...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Sir William Anstruther, Lord Anstruther (died 1711), was a Scottish judge... ...He was born into a very ancient Scottish family, the son of Sir Philip Anstruther of...

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Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Bt. emigrated to Ireland arriving on 1610. He was naturalized as a denizen of Ireland on 12 February 1618. He was invested as a Knight on 1 April 1620. He held the office of ...

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Biographical Summary "Andrew, [son of Thomas, who, as son and heir of Duncan Wemyss], who, about 1477, was provided by his father to the lands of Myrecairnie, Wester Cruvie, Logie and others, in Fife...

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The Bishop of Galloway is first mentioned in the Sederunt of the Court on 21st March 1533. The individual who then filled that see was Henry Wemyss who according to Douglas, was the son of John, fifth ...

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Second son of Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss. His first appearance in the sederunt of the Court is on the 5th November 1544. He was jointly with John Sinclair, Dean of Restalrig, Collector of "the Contribuc...

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Biographical Summary " Sir Thomas Erskine of Brechin - younger son of John Erskine of Dun, and at first designed of Haltoun... ...In October 1527, he received a charter of the old castle of Brechin...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary "Dr. James Beaton (or Bethune) (1473–1539) was a Scottish church leader, the uncle of Dr. David Cardinal Beaton and the Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland... ...He ...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell (1493–1546) was a member of the council of Regency (1536) of the Kingdom of Scotland, Regent of the Isle of Arran and like his father...

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David Beaton (c. 1494 – 29 May 1546) was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation. He was a younger son of John Beaton of Balfour in the county of Fife, an...

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary " David Boyle, Lord Boyle (26 July 1772 – 30 January 1853) was a Scottish judge... ...Boyle was the son of Reverend Patrick Boyle, son of John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glas...

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Charles Hope (1763–1851) was a Scottish politician and judge. The eldest son of John Hope, he studied law at Edinburgh University. He was admitted as an advocate in 1784 and was appointed sheriff...

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