Adam Gillies, Lord Gillies

Adam Gillies, Lord Gillies by Robert Scott Moncrieff.
Lord Gillies' Edinburgh townhouse at 16 York Place

Adam Gillies, Lord Gillies (1760–1842) was a Scottish judge. Born in Brechin, Forfarshire to Robert and Margaret (née Smith) Gillies, he was the younger brother of historian John Gillies.[1]

Gillies was admitted an advocate on 14 July 1787. From 1806, he was the sheriff-depute of Kincardineshire. From 1811 to 1842, he was a Senator of the College of Justice, based in Edinburgh. In the 1830s he is listed as living at 16 York Place in Edinburgh's New Town.[2]

He died on 24 December 1842 at Leamington Spa.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hamilton, J. A. (2004), "Gillies, Adam, Lord Gillies (1760–1842)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press), doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/10742, retrieved 1 February 2013
  2. ↑ http://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/pageturner.cfm?id=83400447&mode=transcription

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Gillies, Adam". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.