Robert Handyside, Lord Handyside

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Robert Handyside

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: April 18, 1858 (60)
Place of Burial: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Son of William Handyside, WS and Jane Cunningham
Husband of Helen Balfour Bruce

Managed by: Alisdair James Smyth
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About Robert Handyside, Lord Handyside

Biographical Summary

Handyside, Lord Handyside, Robert. 26/03/1798-17/04/1858. Ref: 698. Male.

  • Titles and British Honours: Hon.
  • Place of Birth: Edinburgh.
  • Place of interment: Dean Cemy, Edinburgh.
  • Profession: Advocate.
  • Appointments Held: Advocate 1822; Advocate Depute 1835-40; Sheriff 1840-, Stirlingshire; Solicitor General 1853; Lord of Session 1853.
  • Marital Status: Married (1848) Helen Bruce d.1881.
  • Mother: Jane Cunningham,d.1840.
  • Father: William Handyside 1764-1816, WS.
  • References: Anderson 2, 450; F J Grant 1944; C Rogers 1, 1871,140.
  • Date of Election: 19/04/1847.
  • Proposers: John Fleming, 12/2/1847, (ms Proposal NLS Acc 10,000/47). (Billet 5/4/1847).
  • Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 413

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Robert Handyside, Lord Handyside's Timeline

1798
March 26, 1798
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1858
April 18, 1858
Age 60
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Dean Cemy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)