James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde

James Latham McDiarmid Clyde, Lord Clyde, PC (30 October 1898 – 30 June 1975) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.

The Lord Clyde

PC
Lord Justice General
In office
23 December 1954 – 25 April 1972
Preceded byThe Lord Cooper of Culross
Succeeded byThe Lord Emslie
Lord Advocate
In office
7 November 1951 – 6 January 1955
Preceded byJohn Wheatley
Succeeded byWilliam Milligan
Parliamentary Representation
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
1955 – 1975
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Edinburgh North
In office
23 February 1950 – 23 December 1954
Preceded byGeorge Willis
Succeeded byWilliam Milligan
Personal details
Born(1898-10-30)30 October 1898
Died30 June 1975(1975-06-30) (aged 76)
Political partyUnionist

Life

Born on 30 October 1898 at Heriot Row, Edinburgh, Clyde was the eldest son of Anna Margaret McDiarmid (d. 1956), daughter of Professor Peter Wallwork Latham of Cambridge. James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde.[1] was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Trinity College, Oxford and the University of Edinburgh, and was admitted as an advocate in 1924[1] and as a King's Counsel in 1936.[2]

He was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for Midlothian South and Peebles at the 1945 general election,[3] and was elected as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North at the 1950 election,[4] holding the seat until December 1954.

He was appointed a Privy Counsellor and Lord Advocate in 1951,[5] and in 1954 was raised to the bench as Lord President,[6] with the judicial title Lord Clyde. He held this office until 1972.[7] His father had previously also served as Lord Advocate and Lord President.

His son, James Clyde, Baron Clyde became a member of the Court of Session and latterly a Law Lord.

Sources

References
  1. "Clyde, James Latham McDiarmid, Lord Clyde (1898-1975), judge". www.oxforddnb.com. 10 January 2013. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37295. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. "No. 34310". The London Gazette. 31 July 1936. p. 4884.
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 639. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  4. "No. 16730". The Edinburgh Gazette. 3 March 1950. p. 101.
  5. "No. 16906". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 November 1951. p. 565.
  6. "No. 17246". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 December 1954. p. 687.
  7. "No. 19080". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 March 1972. p. 241.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Willis		 Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North
1950–1954		 Succeeded by
William Milligan
Legal offices
Preceded by
John Wheatley		 Lord Advocate
1951–1954		 Succeeded by
William Milligan
Preceded by
Lord Cooper of Culross		 Lord Justice General and
Lord President of the Court of Session
1954–1972		 Succeeded by
Lord Emslie
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