| 词条 | William Robertson, Lord Robertson |
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The Hon William Robertson, Lord Robertson FRSE FSA(scot) (1753–1835) was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice. LifeHe was born on 5 December 1753 in Edinburgh, the first son of William Robertson and his wife, Mary Nisbet. His grandfather at the time of his birth was minister of Greyfriars Kirkyard and the extended family all lived together in Edinburgh. In 1759 his father was appointed Chaplain of Stirling Castle and the family lived there for a short while. In 1762 his father took over the ministry of Greyfriars Kirk and soon after (1762) became Principal of Edinburgh University. He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh then from 1765 studied Law at Edinburgh University. In 1771 he became a member of the Old Revolution Club (a Jacobite sympathising group).[1] He was admitted to the Scottish Bar as an advocate in 1775 and in 1779 became Procurator to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. In 1783 he was a Founding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[2] In 1805 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice in succession to David Ross, Lord Ankerville. Robertson lived then at 9 Charlotte Square.[3] He retired in 1826 and died in Edinburgh on 20 November 1835. He is buried in the family mausoleum in Greyfriars Kirkyard. FamilyHe married twice: in 1790 to Janet Boyd Robertson and following her early death in 1794 in 1796 he married Isabella Cockburn (d.1833). Through the marriages of his sister he was brother-in-law to both Patrick Brydone and John Russell, co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His brothers were General James Robertson (d.1845) and David Robertson, who later renamed himself David Robertson MacDonald. Artistic recognitionHe was sculpted in office by John Henning and painted in 1805 by Sir Henry Raeburn.[4] Both are held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery but are rarely displayed.[5] References1. ^https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/resources/371 {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, William}}{{Scotland-law-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}} 3. ^Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1806 4. ^https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437365 5. ^https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/3581/william-robertson-lord-robertson-1753-1835-senator-college-justice 9 : 1753 births|1853 deaths|People from Edinburgh|Scottish lawyers|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|Senators of the College of Justice|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|Burials at Greyfriars Kirkyard|Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland |
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