He was educated at Perth Academy and then at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1882. He was admitted to the Scottish Bar in 1885, and in 1892 was appointed the Advocate-Depute for the Glasgow circuit, a minor governmental post, which he held until 1895 when the Conservative Party came into power.[1]
arthur, dewar, lord, dewar, march, 1860, june, 1917, british, politician, judge, served, liberal, member, parliament, edinburgh, south, well, solicitor, general, scotland, later, senator, college, justice, arthur, dewar, drumsheugh, gardens, edinburgh, grave, . Arthur Dewar Lord Dewar KC 14 March 1860 14 June 1917 was a British politician and judge who served as a Liberal Member of Parliament MP for Edinburgh South as well as Solicitor General for Scotland and later a Senator of the College of Justice Arthur Dewar 8 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh The grave of Arthur Dewar Lord Dewar Dean Cemetery Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife EditHe was born in Perth the fourth son of John Dewar Sr the distiller and founder of John Dewar amp Sons His brothers Thomas and John ran the family business 1 He was educated at Perth Academy and then at the University of Edinburgh graduating in 1882 He was admitted to the Scottish Bar in 1885 and in 1892 was appointed the Advocate Depute for the Glasgow circuit a minor governmental post which he held until 1895 when the Conservative Party came into power 1 In an 1899 by election he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South defeating Major General A G Wauchope but was defeated himself in the 1900 general election by Sir Andrew Agnew He stood again in the 1906 general election where he won the seat He had been made King s Counsel in 1904 and served as Solicitor General for Scotland from February 1909 1910 2 1 He was re elected in the January 1910 general election but resigned from the Commons in April that year when he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice 3 replacing the deceased McLaren He took the judicial title of Lord Dewar and served in the post until his death 1 He lived 8 Drumsheugh Gardens in Edinburgh s West End 4 an impressive Victorian townhouse by the Edinburgh architect John Lessels 5 He is buried in the 20th century extension to Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh against the northmost wall Family EditHe married Letitia Lettie Dalrymple Bell daughter of Robert Bell of Clifton Hall in 1892 with whom he had one son and one daughter 6 His son Ian Dalrymple Dewar was killed during the First World War Notes Edit a b c d Obituary in The Times No 12118 The Edinburgh Gazette 19 February 1909 p 173 No 12242 The Edinburgh Gazette 26 April 1910 p 444 Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1911 12 Buildings of Scotland Edinburgh by Gifford McWilliam and Walker Who Was WhoReferences EditBurke s Landed Gentry The Kingdom of Scotland 19th Edition Volume I ISBN 978 1 57958 373 6 DEWAR in Who Was Who Online ed A amp C Black 2007 Obituary in The Times 15 June 1917 p 3External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Arthur DewarParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byRobert Cox Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South1899 1900 Succeeded byAndrew Noel AgnewPreceded byAndrew Noel Agnew Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South1906 April 1910 Succeeded byCharles Henry LyellLegal officesPreceded byAlexander Ure Solicitor General for Scotland1909 1910 Succeeded byWilliam Hunter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Dewar Lord Dewar amp oldid 1117731981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
