Margaret Kidd

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Dame Margaret Henderson Kidd QC (married name Macdonald) (born 14th March 1900 - died 22nd March 1989) was a pioneering woman lawyer, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

[edit] Background and education

[edit] Notable achievements

Scotland's first woman advocate, called to the bar in 1923;
First woman King's Counsel in the UK, appointed on 20th December 1948;
First woman to plead before the House of Lords;
Sheriff Principal of Dumfries and Galloway, 1960;
Sheriff Principal of Perth and Angus, 1966-745;
Editor of the Scots Law Times for many years;
Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE), 1975.

[edit] Family life

Dame Margaret Kidd was married to Donald Somerled Macdonald, WS. They had a daughter, and grandchildren.

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