George Emslie, Baron Emslie
George Carlyle Emslie, Baron Emslie, .
Educated at the
He became an
He was
Emslie acted on behalf of Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll in the famous 1963 Argyll v Argyll divorce case between the Duke and Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll; in the 2021 mini-series based on the case, A Very British Scandal, he was played by Oliver Chris.[5]
He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice in 1970 following the death of Lord Guthrie[6] and was
He was created a life peer as Baron Emslie, of Potterton in the District of Gordon on 11 February 1980[8] but didn't take his seat in the House of Lords until 1990.[9]
Two of his sons also became Senators of the College of Justice. Derek (born 1949), became a judge in 1997 with the judicial title Lord Kingarth, and his older brother Nigel (born 1947) was raised to the bench in 2001 with father's title of Lord Emslie.[10]
References
- ^ "No. 37598". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1946. p. 2774.
- ^ "No. 17527". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 August 1957. p. 467.
- ^ "No. 18173". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 September 1963. p. 623.
- ^ a b "No. 43877". The London Gazette. 18 January 1966. p. 666.
- ^ "Meet the cast of A Very British Scandal". Radio Times. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "No. 18872". The Edinburgh Gazette. 18 January 1966. p. 359.
- ^ "No. 19080". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 March 1972. p. 241.
- ^ "No. 48097". The London Gazette. 14 February 1980. p. 2373.
- ^ Roth, Andrew (4 December 2002). "Lord Emslie, Obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Appointment continues Emslie dynasty". The Herald. 6 October 2001. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
External links
- Lord Emslie. The Guardian. (2002-12-03). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- Lord Emslie. The Scotsman. (2002-11-22). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- Lord Emslie. The Telegraph. (2002-11-23). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
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