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Robert MacFarlane, Lord Ormidale

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26:(30 July 1802 – 3 November 1880) was a Scottish lawyer and a Senator of the College of Justice. In 1868 he brought about a reform in the Court of Session ending technicalities in pleading, to try to focus upon justice in its broadest sense. 346: 159:
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on 30 July 1802, the son of Anne Campbell (1771–1827) and Parlane MacFarlane (1771–1827). He was christened in Luss on 25 August 1802.
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he returned to Scotland and was created an advocate in 1838. Successful in civil cases he was created
331: 326: 108: 54: 77: 115:(1854–1941) also became a Senator of the College of Justice, as the second Lord Ormidale in 1910. 96: 62: 259: 88: 66: 39: 320: 289:"George Lewis MacFarlane, Lord Ormidale, youngest son b. 22 Mar 1854 d. 21 Apr 1941" 225: 111:, the daughter of his employer, James Greig WS. They had eight children. Their son 81: 80:. At this time he was living at 14 Moray Place, a huge Georgian townhouse on the 252:
Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
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on 3 November 1880. He is buried with his wife, who predeceased him, in
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On 21 October 1843 he married Grace Addison Greig (1827–1880) from
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Practical Notes on the Structure of Issues in Jury Cases
211:Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1825-26. 125:The Practice of the Court of Session in Jury Cases 143:Coat of arms of Robert MacFarlane, Lord Ormidale 258:. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. 8: 230:Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900 57:(WS) in 1827. After spending some years in 141: 347:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 293:MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy 192:MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy 179: 72:In 1863 he was elected a Fellow of the 142: 342:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 278:Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1870. 7: 219: 217: 337:Alumni of the University of Glasgow 69:and given the title Lord Ormidale. 352:Senators of the College of Justice 65:in 1853. In 1862 he was created a 14: 224:Archbold, William Arthur Jobson, 34:He was born in Glen Douglas near 21:Robert MacFarlane, Lord Ormidale 226:"Macfarlane Robert (1802-1880)" 1: 16:Scottish law lord (1802-1880) 362:19th-century Scottish judges 378: 74:Royal Society of Edinburgh 307:Debrett's Judicial Bench 113:George Lewis MacFarlane 63:Sheriff of Renfrewshire 51:University of Edinburgh 45:He studied law at the 47:University of Glasgow 109:Eccles, Berwickshire 99:in north Edinburgh. 55:Writer to the Signet 49:(1816–1819) and the 144: 84:in west Edinburgh. 78:John Hutton Balfour 76:his proposer being 97:Warriston Cemetery 357:Scottish sheriffs 171: 170: 369: 311: 310: 303: 297: 296: 285: 279: 276: 270: 269: 257: 247: 241: 240: 239: 237: 221: 212: 209: 203: 202: 200: 198: 184: 165:This Do I Defend 145: 377: 376: 372: 371: 370: 368: 367: 366: 317: 316: 315: 314: 305: 304: 300: 287: 286: 282: 277: 273: 266: 255: 249: 248: 244: 235: 233: 223: 222: 215: 210: 206: 196: 194: 186: 185: 181: 176: 140: 121: 105: 89:Hartrigge House 67:Lord of Session 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 375: 373: 365: 364: 359: 354: 349: 344: 339: 334: 329: 319: 318: 313: 312: 298: 280: 271: 265:0-902-198-84-X 264: 242: 232:, vol. 35 213: 204: 178: 177: 175: 172: 169: 168: 167: 166: 163: 160: 157: 154: 151: 139: 136: 135: 134: 128: 120: 117: 104: 101: 40:Dunbartonshire 31: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 374: 363: 360: 358: 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 324: 322: 308: 302: 299: 294: 290: 284: 281: 275: 272: 267: 261: 254: 253: 246: 243: 231: 227: 220: 218: 214: 208: 205: 193: 189: 183: 180: 173: 164: 161: 158: 155: 152: 149: 148: 147: 146: 137: 132: 129: 126: 123: 122: 118: 116: 114: 110: 102: 100: 98: 94: 90: 85: 83: 79: 75: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 43: 41: 37: 29: 27: 25: 22: 306: 301: 292: 283: 274: 251: 245: 234:, retrieved 229: 207: 195:. Retrieved 191: 182: 130: 124: 119:Publications 106: 86: 82:Moray Estate 71: 44: 33: 20: 18: 332:1880 deaths 327:1802 births 236:13 December 87:He died at 321:Categories 174:References 156:Escutcheon 19:The Hon. 93:Jedburgh 309:. 1869. 197:14 June 59:Jamaica 262:  133:(1844) 127:(1837) 103:Family 256:(PDF) 162:Motto 150:Crest 260:ISBN 238:2018 199:2019 138:Arms 36:Luss 30:Life 24:FRSE 91:in 38:in 323:: 291:. 228:, 216:^ 190:. 295:. 268:. 201:.

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FRSE
Luss
Dunbartonshire
University of Glasgow
University of Edinburgh
Writer to the Signet
Jamaica
Sheriff of Renfrewshire
Lord of Session
Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Hutton Balfour
Moray Estate
Hartrigge House
Jedburgh
Warriston Cemetery
Eccles, Berwickshire
George Lewis MacFarlane
"Robert MacFarlane, W. S., Lord Ormidale b. 30 Jul 1802 Glen Douglas, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. 3 Nov 1880 Hartrigge, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland"


"Macfarlane Robert (1802-1880)"
Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
ISBN
0-902-198-84-X
"George Lewis MacFarlane, Lord Ormidale, youngest son b. 22 Mar 1854 d. 21 Apr 1941"
Categories
1802 births
1880 deaths
Alumni of the University of Glasgow
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh

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