William Hunter, Lord Hunter
Scottish advocate, judge and politician
About William Hunter, Lord Hunter
Lived 1865 – 1957 (aged 91). William Hunter, Lord Hunter was a British politician, judge and lawyer.
William Hunter, Lord Hunter, (9 October 1865 – 10 April 1957) was a Scottish advocate, judge and Liberal Party politician.
Early life Hunter was born on 9 October 1865, the son of David Hunter, a ship-owner from Ayr. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Govan Division of Lanarkshire from 1910 to 1911 and was Solicitor General for Scotland also from April 1910 to 1911. replacing the deceased Lord Ardwall. He took the judicial title Lord Hunter, and sat on the bench until 1936.
In 1919 and early 1920 Hunter chaired the Committee of Inquiry into the Amritsar massacre which condemned the conduct of General Reginald Dyer.
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Scottish advocate, judge and politician (1865-1957)
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William Hunter, Lord Hunter died on 10 April 1957.
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