Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd
Andrew Rutherfurd (born Andrew Bervie), Lord Rutherfurd of Crosshill FRSE (1791–1852) was a Scottish advocate, judge and politician.
His father was the minister William Greenfield but the family changed their name to Rutherfurd, his mother's name (Janet Rutherfurd, Mrs Bervie[1]), in 1799 after his father was disgraced in a sex scandal.[2]
Educated at the Royal High School and Edinburgh University, he became an advocate in 1812. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland from 1837, becoming Lord Advocate in 1839 and Member of Parliament for Leith burghs in the same year. He resigned office in September 1841 on William Peel's accession to power. He was appointed Rector of Glasgow University in 1844.
He played an active part in parliamentary proceedings relating to Scotland, and proposed the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. He was reappointed Lord Advocate in 1846, and was responsible for legislation amending the law of entail in Scotland in 1848. He served on the Royal Commission on the British Museum (1847–49).[3] He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, as Lord Rutherfurd and a Privy Counsellor in 1851.
References
- ↑ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002: Biographical Index II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ↑ Pisanus Fraxi [Henry Spencer Ashbee], "Index Librorum Prohibitorum: being Notes Bio- Biblio- Icono- graphical and Critical, on Curious and Uncommon Books", London, privately printed, 1877, p. 340
- ↑ The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, Volume 1, by Louis Alexander Fagan, p. 257
- George William Thomson Omond, "The lord advocates of Scotland: 2d series, 1834–1880", A. Melrose Ltd, 1914, pp. 47–49
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Andrew Rutherfurd
"Rutherfurd, Andrew". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Archibald Murray |
Member of Parliament for Leith Burghs 1839–1851 |
Succeeded by James Moncreiff |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by John Cunninghame |
Solicitor General for Scotland 1837–1839 |
Succeeded by James Ivory |
| Preceded by John Murray |
Lord Advocate 1839–1841 |
Succeeded by Sir William Rae |
| Preceded by Duncan McNeill |
Lord Advocate 1846–1851 |
Succeeded by James Moncreiff |
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