Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson

Charles Scott Dickson FRSE (13 September 1850, Glasgow - 5 August 1922^[1]) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.

Educated at the High School of Glasgow, the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates General for Scotland from 14 May 1896^[2] to 1903 and as Lord Advocate from 1903 to 1905. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1903. On 1 July 1915<refhgn.ph.comwww.gazettes.co.uk/ViewPDF.aspx?pdf=12825&geotype=Edinburgh&gpn=953 Edinburgh Gazette Issue 12825 published on the 2nd July 2011]</ref> he was raised to the bench as Lord Justice Clerk, taking the judicial title Lord Dickson. He was also a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Edinburgh.

References

1. ^ "Former RSE Fellows 1783-2002". Royal Society of Edinburgh. http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/fellowship/all_fellows.pdf. Retrieved 1 April 2010. 
2. ^ Edinburgh Gazette Issue 10779 published on the 15th May 1896

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Charles Cameron	Member of Parliament for Glasgow Bridgeton 1900–1906	Succeeded by James William Cleland
Preceded by Andrew Mitchell Torrance	Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central 1909–1915	Succeeded by John Mackintosh McLeod
Legal offices
Preceded by Andrew Graham Murray	Solicitor General for Scotland 1896–1903	Succeeded by David Dundas
Preceded by Andrew Graham Murray	Lord Advocate 1903–1905	Succeeded by Thomas Shaw
Preceded by Lord Kingsburgh	Lord Justice Clerk 1915–1922	Succeeded by Lord Alness

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Name	Dickson, Charles Scott
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Date of birth	13 September 1850
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Date of death	5 August 1922
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