George Lockhart, Lord Carnwath
Sir George Lockhart of Carnwath (c. 1630 – 1689) was a Scottish
Life
In 1644 he purchased from Sir Thomas Hope the mansion of Robert Gourlay on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, very close to the Law Courts.[1]
The second son of Sir James Lockhart of Lee, laird of Lee, he was admitted as an advocate in 1656. He was knighted in 1663, and was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Advocates in 1672. He was celebrated for his persuasive eloquence. In 1674, when he was disbarred for alleged disrespect to the Court of Session in advising an appeal to parliament, fifty advocates showed their sympathy for him by withdrawing from practice. Lockhart was readmitted in 1676, and became the leading advocate in political trials, in which he usually appeared for the defence.
He lived on Mauchine's Close, previously the home of Sir Thomas Hope (and later swept way by the construction of Melbourne Place on George IV Bridge).[2]
He was a
Lockhart was murdered in Edinburgh returning from church on
The Chiesleys attended the same Easter Sunday service as Lord Carnwath. John followed Lord Carnwath, who was accompanied by his cousins, John Lockhart (Lord Castlehill) and Daniel Lockhart, from
Lockhart is buried in the distinctive domed mausoleum of
See also
Notes
- ^ Grant's Old and New Edinburgh; vol. 1, ch. 12
- ^ Grant's Old and New Edinburgh; vol.I, p. 116
- ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; vol. 7; by Hew Scott
- ^ Grant's Old and New Edinburgh; vol. 1, p. 116
- ^ ISBN 978-1-906817-02-2)
- ^ Monuments and monumental inscriptions in Scotland: The Caledonian Society of Scotland
Sources
- Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lockhart, George". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 852–853. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the