Robert Younger, Baron Blanesburgh, GBE,PC (12 September 1861 – 17 August 1946) was a British barrister and judge. The scion of a Scottish brewing family, he practised at the bar of England and Wales, before being appointed to the High Court in 1915, the Court of Appeal in 1919, and the House of Lords in 1923. He served as a law lord until 1937, when failing eyesight forced his retirement.
Lord Blanesburgh presented the west stained glass window, representing the Tree of Jesse, in Dunblane Cathedral in 1906 in memory of his mother, Janet McEwan. It was designed and created by Clayton and Bell of London.[5]
Armsedit
Coat of arms of Robert Younger, Baron Blanesburgh
Crest
An armed leg couped at the thigh proper garnished and spurred Or.
Escutcheon
Per saltire Or and Gules a rose counterchanged in base a martlet Sable on a chief indented also Sable three covered cups Or.
Supporters
Dexter, the figure of St Blane; Sinister, an Ermine both proper standing upon a mount set with thistles.
robert, younger, baron, blanesburgh, other, people, named, robert, younger, robert, younger, disambiguation, september, 1861, august, 1946, british, barrister, judge, scion, scottish, brewing, family, practised, england, wales, before, being, appointed, high, . For other people named Robert Younger see Robert Younger disambiguation Robert Younger Baron Blanesburgh GBE PC 12 September 1861 17 August 1946 was a British barrister and judge The scion of a Scottish brewing family he practised at the bar of England and Wales before being appointed to the High Court in 1915 the Court of Appeal in 1919 and the House of Lords in 1923 He served as a law lord until 1937 when failing eyesight forced his retirement The Right HonourableThe Lord BlanesburghGBE PCPortrait of Lord Blanesburgh by Hugh Goldwin Riviere Lord of Appeal in OrdinaryIn office 12 October 1923 27 April 1937Preceded byThe Viscount CaveSucceeded byThe Lord WrightLord Justice of AppealIn office 1919 1923Preceded bySir Henry DukeSucceeded bySir Charles SargantJustice of the High CourtIn office 1915 1919Preceded bySir Thomas WarringtonPersonal detailsAlma materBalliol College Oxford Contents 1 Biography 2 Trivia 3 Arms 4 ReferencesBiography editThe son of James Younger and Janet McEwan both from important Scottish brewing families and younger brother of the 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie he was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Balliol College Oxford where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1883 and with a Master of Arts in 1909 In 1884 Younger was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple He was appointed a Queen s Counsel in January 1900 1 and became a Bencher of Lincoln s Inn in 1907 Between 1915 and 1919 he was High Court Judge Chancery Division Invested as a privy counsellor on 25 November 1919 he was Lord Justice of Appeal from 1919 to 1923 On 12 October 1923 he was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was created a life peer with the title Baron Blanesburgh of Alloa in the County of Clackmannanshire 2 As a judge Blanesburgh was noted for his formalism He retired in 1937 due to poor eyesight Having been knighted on 20 April 1915 3 he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE in 1917 4 Younger was a fellow of the Royal College of Music and received honorary doctorates of the University of Oxford University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh In 1932 he became further Treasurer of Lincoln s Inn He died aged 84 having never married Trivia editLord Blanesburgh presented the west stained glass window representing the Tree of Jesse in Dunblane Cathedral in 1906 in memory of his mother Janet McEwan It was designed and created by Clayton and Bell of London 5 Arms editCoat of arms of Robert Younger Baron Blanesburgh nbsp nbsp Crest An armed leg couped at the thigh proper garnished and spurred Or Escutcheon Per saltire Or and Gules a rose counterchanged in base a martlet Sable on a chief indented also Sable three covered cups Or Supporters Dexter the figure of St Blane Sinister an Ermine both proper standing upon a mount set with thistles Motto Celer Et Audax Quick And Bold 6 References edit New Queen s Counsel The Times No 365033 London 8 January 1900 p 7 No 32880 The London Gazette 16 November 1923 p 7852 No 29145 The London Gazette 27 April 1915 p 4060 No 30250 The London Gazette Supplement 24 August 1917 p 8794 Guide to Dunblane Cathedral by Very Rev J Hutchison Cockburn Lincoln s Inn Baron Blanesburgh Baz Manning 19 January 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2020 thePeerage Retrieved 11 January 2007 nbsp nbsp This United Kingdom law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a life peer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Younger Baron Blanesburgh amp oldid 1184354100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
