- Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie
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Norman Russell Wylie, Lord Wylie (October 26, 1923–September 7, 2005) was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician.
Born in Elderslie, he was educated at Paisley Grammar School, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. He served in the Fleet Air Arm from 1942 to 1946. He was member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands between October 1964 and February 1974. Between 1970 and 1974 he held the title of Lord Advocate, having briefly been Solicitor General for Scotland from April to October 1964. He was a Senator of the College of Justice from 1974 to 1990, and later served as a Justice of Appeal in the Republic of Botswana from 1994 to 1996.
His son Neville Wylie is an Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
John HopeMember of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands
1964–Feb 1974Succeeded by
Malcolm RifkindLegal offices Preceded by
David AndersonSolicitor General for Scotland
Apr–Oct 1964Succeeded by
James Graham LeechmanPreceded by
Henry Stephen WilsonLord Advocate
1970–1974Succeeded by
Ronald King MurrayCategories:- 1923 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Renfrewshire
- People educated at Paisley Grammar School
- Fleet Air Arm aviators
- Royal Navy personnel of World War II
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- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Solicitors General for Scotland
- Lords Advocate
- UK MPs 1964–1966
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- UK MPs 1970–1974
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