Andrew Dewar Gibb

Andrew Dewar Gibb (13 February 1888 - 24 January 1974) was a Scottish politician, barrister and professor.

Born in Paisley, Gibb studied at the University of Glasgow. He was appointed to the English bar in 1917 before serving in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during World War I. After the war, he practised law in England and was a visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh. He also wrote articles and textbooks on legal topics. [http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH0264&type=P The University of Glasgow Story: Andrew Dewar Gibb] , University of Glasgow]

During the 1920s, Gibb was an active Unionist Party politician and stood unsuccessfully for Parliament. However, in the 1930s he became a Scottish nationalist and was a founder member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). In 1934, he was appointed Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow, and from 1937 to 1939 and 1945 to 1947 was Dean of the University's Law Faculty.

Gibb became the leader of the SNP in 1936, serving until 1940. He stood for the party in the Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1936, taking 31.1% of the vote and second place in the poll, but was less successful at the 1938 by-election, his share falling to 18.2%.

In 1947, Gibb became a King's Counsel, and from 1955 to 1957 he was the Chairman of the Saltire Society. He retired from his professorship in 1958.

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