William Campbell, Lord Skerrington

The Rt Hon William Campbell, Lord Skerrington (1855–1927) was a Scottish judge. He was the first Catholic judge in the country since the Reformation.[1]

Life

The grave of William Campbell, Lord Skerrington, St Johns Churchyard, Edinburgh

He was born on 27 June 1855 the son of Robert Campbell, a magistrate in Ayrshire.[2]

From 1905 to 1908, Campbell served as the elected Dean of the Faculty of Advocates.[3] On 15 October 1908 he was created a Senator of the College of Justice and retained the role until 1926.[4]

In later life he lived at 12 Randolph Crescent in Edinburgh's West End.[5]

He died on 21 July 1927. He is buried in St Johns Churchyard at the west end of Princes Street in Edinburgh.[6]The grave is marked by a simple stone cross and lies in the lower section.

His biography was written by Francis Caird Inglis.

Family

He was married to Alice Mary (d.1929).

References

  1. ↑ http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH25506&type=P
  2. ↑ http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH25506&type=P
  3. ↑ 'SKERRINGTON, Hon. Lord', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 18 Oct 2017
  4. ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/misc/lordofsessions.htm
  5. ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910
  6. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=T-ZiCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT144&lpg=PT144&dq=william+campbell+lord+skerrington&source=bl&ots=uoCECJi_Ou&sig=ggmHU94bEgwnW6OeYE9w5OnLbxU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjrrq_F87XVAhWsKcAKHe0eAXcQ6AEIQTAF#v=onepage&q=william%20campbell%20lord%20skerrington&f=false
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