About Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson
Lived 1880 – 1952 (aged 72). Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson was a British advocate, judge and politician.
Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson, PC (14 April 1880 – 31 May 1952) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.
Biography Jamieson was born on 14 April 1880 to Violet and William Jamieson, a merchant. and became a King's Counsel in 1926.
Jamieson was an unsuccessful candidate for Stirling and Falkirk in 1929 and was elected for Glasgow Maryhill in October 1931, holding the seat until his retirement in 1935. He was Solicitor General for Scotland from October 1933 until March 1935, and Lord Advocate from March to October 1935. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in May 1935.
On his resignation, he was appointed in November 1935 to the bench of the Court of Session, with the judicial title Lord Jamieson, replacing Lord Blackburn. He held this post until his death in 1952 aged 72.
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Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson was born on 14 April 1880.
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Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson died on 31 May 1952.
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