Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson
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Douglas Jamieson (14 April 1880 – 31 May 1952) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.
Educated at Cargilfield School, Fettes College, the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh,[citation needed] Jamieson was admitted as an advocate in 1911[citation needed] and became a King's Counsel in 1926.[1]
Jamieson was an unsuccessful candidate for Stirling and Falkirk in 1929 and was elected for Glasgow Maryhill in October 1931,[2] holding the seat until his retirement in 1935. He was Solicitor General for Scotland from October 1933[3] until March 1935, and Lord Advocate from March to October 1935.[4] He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in May 1935.[5]
On his resignation, he was appointed in November 1935 to the bench of the Court of Session,[6] with the judicial title Lord Jamieson, replacing Lord Blackburn. He held this post until his death in 1952 aged 72.
References
- ^ "No. 389". The London Gazette. 2 April 1926. p. 7147.
- ^ "No. 33769". The London Gazette. 6 November 1931. p. 7147.
- ^ "No. 15005". The Edinburgh Gazette. 3 October 1933. p. 809.
- ^ "No. 34147". The London Gazette. 2 April 1935. p. 2231.
- ^ "No. 34158". The London Gazette. 7 May 1935. p. 2967.
- ^ "No. 15222". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 November 1935. p. 913.
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