Kemp Davidson, Lord Davidson

The Hon Charles Kemp Davidson, Lord Davidson FRSE[1] (1929–2009) was a Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice and Dean of the Faculty of Advocates. He was Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission 1988 to 1996.

Life

The grave of Charles Kemp Davidson, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh

He was born at Queen Mary Maternity Home in Edinburgh on 13 April 1929 the son of Rev Dr Donald Davidson (1892–1970) of St Andrews and St Georges Church, and his wife, Charlotte Brookes Kemp.[2] He was educated at Edinburgh Academy then Fettes College. He read Greats at Brasenose College in Oxford before studying Law at Edinburgh University.[3]

He served his National Service 1953/54. As a subaltern in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders he served in British Guyana and Berlin.[4]

He qualified as an advocate in 1956 and became Queen's Counsel in 1969.[5] In 1983 he became a Senator of the College of Justice. He was a member of the Speculative Society of Edinburgh.[6]

In 1988 he contracted Parkinson's Disease. From 1988 until 1998 he was seconded as Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission.

He died on 18 June 2009. He was cremated and his ashes are buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard.

Family

In 1960 he married Mary Mactaggart of Campbeltown. They had one son and two daughters.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "The Hon Lord Charles Kemp Davidson FRSE - The Royal Society of Edinburgh". rse.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  2. ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Charles Kemp Davidson
  3. ↑ Telegraph (newspaper) obituary: 2 July 2009
  4. ↑ Herald Scotland (newspaper) obituary: 29 June 2009
  5. ↑ "No. 18763". The Edinburgh Gazette. 11 April 1963. p. 279.
  6. ↑ William Burns. "Speculative Society Of Edinburgh". dunblane.site. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  7. ↑ The Guardian (newspaper) obituary 16 August 2009



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