In the First World War he was commissioned into the Royal Scots, rising to the rank of captain.[2] He completed his Law studies after the war and qualified as an advocate in 1921.
thomas, blantyre, simpson, frse, july, 1892, october, 1954, scottish, advocate, sheriff, contents, life, publications, family, referenceslife, edit, nbsp, bruntsfield, crescent, edinburghhe, born, bruntsfield, crescent, edinburgh, robert, russell, simpson, 184. Thomas Blantyre Simpson QC FRSE 27 July 1892 18 October 1954 was a Scottish advocate and sheriff Contents 1 Life 2 Publications 3 Family 4 ReferencesLife edit nbsp Bruntsfield Crescent EdinburghHe was born at 8 Bruntsfield Crescent in Edinburgh the son of Sir Robert Russell Simpson 1840 1923 and his wife Helen Dymock Raleigh 1 He was educated at Edinburgh Academy 1900 to 1911 then studied law at Oxford University In the First World War he was commissioned into the Royal Scots rising to the rank of captain 2 He completed his Law studies after the war and qualified as an advocate in 1921 He was Treasurer of the Faculty of Advocates 1937 to 1954 In 1944 he became King s Counsel and on the coronation of Queen Elizabeth was Queen s Counsel In 1952 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh His proposers were Thomas Cooper 1st Baron Cooper of Culross David King Murray Lord Birnam John Cameron Lord Cameron and Douglas Guthrie 3 He was Sheriff variously of Caithness Sutherland Orkney and finally Perth and Angus 4 He died on 18 October 1954 aged 62 whilst still in office He was unmarried and had no children Publications editThe Wagering Club and the Memory of Bain Whyt 1951 Family editHis great uncle was James Young Simpson His maternal great uncle was Samuel Raleigh an eminent accountant 5 His paternal uncle was Alexander Russell Simpson and his cousins were James Young Simpson and George Freeland Barbour Simpson References edit Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1892 Archives The National The Discovery Service discovery nationalarchives gov uk Retrieved 12 July 2018 Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Archives The National The Discovery Service discovery nationalarchives gov uk Retrieved 12 July 2018 Seekers of Truth The Founders of Modern Public Accountancy by Gary Previts nbsp nbsp nbsp This Scottish law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Blantyre Simpson amp oldid 1152319477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
