词条 | Alexander Shand, 1st Baron Shand |
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Alexander Burns Shand, 1st Baron Shand PC (13 December 1828 – 6 March 1904), was a Scottish advocate and judge. He was a Lord of Session between 1872 and 1890 and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary between 1892 and his death in 1904. Background and educationShand was the son of Alexander Shand, of Aberdeen, and Louisa (née Whyte). His Lordship studied law at the University of Edinburgh.[1] Legal and judicial careerShand was called to the Scottish Bar in 1853 and was an Advocate Depute at the High Court of Justiciary between 1860 and 1862.[1] Shand was called to the Scottish Bar in 1853 and was an Advocate Depute at the High Court of Justiciary between 1860 and 1862.[1] He was made Sheriff of Kincardine in 1862 and Sheriff of Haddington and Berwick from 1869 to 1872.[1] In 1872 he was appointed a Lord of Session under the judicial title Lord Shand,[2] a post he held until 1890, when he was sworn of the Privy Council.[3] Two years later he was made a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary[1] and raised to the peerage as Baron Shand, of Woodhouse in the County of Dumfries.[4] He also sat on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Personal lifeLord Shand married Emily Merelina, daughter of John Clark Meymott, in 1857. There were no children from the marriage. He died in March 1904, aged 75, when the barony became extinct.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 thepeerage.com Alexander Burns Shand, 1st and last Baron Shand {{s-start}}{{s-reg|uk}}{{s-new | creation}}{{s-ttl2. ^{{London Gazette |issue=23927 |date=10 December 1872 |page=6252 }} 3. ^{{London Gazette |issue=26101 |date=28 October 1890 |page=5661 }} 4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=26320 |date=26 August 1892 |page=4889 }} | title = Baron Shand | years = 1892–1904 }}{{s-non | reason = Extinct }}{{end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Shand, Alexander Shand, 1st Baron}} 8 : 1828 births|1904 deaths|Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom|Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|Senators of the College of Justice|Scottish sheriffs |
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