James Gordon McIntyre, Lord Sorn

James Gordon McIntyre, Lord Sorn, (21 July 1896 – 1 July 1983) was a Scottish lawyer and judge who served as a Senator of the College of Justice. He was also a decorated war hero from the First World War. He was generally known by his middle name, Gordon.

Life

He was born in Glasgow on 21 July 1896, the son of Thomas McIntyre and Jeanie Paterson. He had three sisters. His father purchased Sorn Castle in 1908 and began remodelling it in 1909. His father owned a shipping line and was Chairman of Lloyds Register but abandoned many of his business activities to concentrate on the estate. Gordon, as he was generally known, was educated at Winchester College.

In the First World War he joined at the outset (aged 18), serving in the Ayrshire Yeomanry. He undertook a short period of officer training then joined the Gallipoli campaign. There he was badly injured in the shoulder in a trench and was rescued by his sergeant. Following recovery, he went to the trenches of the Somme. Here won the Military Cross for capturing a machine gun post. He later won a bar to the medal and also was awarded the Croix de Guerre. He later lost a leg in a grenade attack.

In November 1944 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice with the title Lord Sorn, to replace Thomas Graham Robertson, Lord Robertson.

He retired in 1963 and died on 1 July 1983.