Thomas Dawson, Lord Dawson
Queen Elizabeth | |
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Solicitor General for Scotland | |
In office 15 April 1992 – 4 May 1995 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Alan Rodger |
Succeeded by | Donald Mackay |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Cordner Dawson 14 November 1948 |
Died | 1 June 2007 | (aged 58)
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Thomas Cordner Dawson, Lord Dawson (14 November 1948 – 8 June 2007) was a Scottish lawyer. He was Solicitor General for Scotland from 1992 until his appointment in 1995 as a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and held this post until his death in 2007.
Early life
Dawson was educated at the
Legal career
Dawson practised as an
A 2008 investigation by the
Personal life
Dawson married Jennifer Crombie in 1975, with whom he had two sons. He died on 8 June 2007 after a long illness.[3]
References
- ^ "Lord Dawson". Frost's Scottish Who's Who. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Lord Dawson dies". Journal of the Law Society of Scotland. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- Who's Who in Scotland, 2000
- Obituary in The Times