James Veitch, Lord Elliock
James Veitch, Lord Elliock | |
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| Born | 25 September 1712  |
| Died | 1 July 1793 (aged 80) |
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| Occupation | Judge |
James Veitch, Lord Elliock
Life
He was born in
Veitch studied law at the
He was appointed
In 1761 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice in the place of Andrew Macdowal, Lord Bankton.[2]
In Novemberv 1763 he is noted as living in the Jock's Lodge area of Edinburgh and was the first point of contact after the post-boy was mugged and robbed of his horse and mailbags.[3]
He was Commissioner for Forfeited Estates in 1769, as Deputy Governor of the
In 1775 he is listed as living at Jock's Lodge to the east of Edinburgh.[4] He moved to St Andrew Square in the 1780s, as soon as the houses were built.[5]
In 1783 he was a founding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
He died at St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, on 1 July 1793. His position as Senator was filled by William Baillie, Lord Polkemmet. He was buried in Restalrig Churchyard in eastern Edinburgh on 5 July.[6]
Family
His children included Mary Veitch (1752-1776) [7]
References
- ^ "VEITCH, James (1712-93), of Elliock, Dumfries. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: Brunton, Haig and Lockhart
- ^ Grants Old and New Edinburgh vol.V p.142
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1775
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1784
- ^ Scottish Record Society. Robarts - University of Toronto. Edinburgh. 1898.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh (7 May 1898). "Scottish Record Society. [Publications]". Edinburgh – via Internet Archive.
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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