Christopher Nicholson Johnston, Lord Sands
Sir Christopher Nicholson Johnston, Lord Sands FRSE (18 October 1857–26 February 1934) was Unionist Party (Scotland) MP for Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities between two by-elections in 1916 and 1917.
Life
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He was born on 18 October 1857 at Mansion House of Sands in Fife, the son of James Johnston of Sands and Margaret Nicholson.
He was educated at Madras College in St Andrews, Fife.
After training as a lawyer he made rapid progress in the profession: Advocate (1880); Advocate Depute (1892); Sheriff (1899-1916); Kings Counsel (10 June 1902).[2] He was a Procurator for the Church of Scotland (1907-1918).
In 1898 he married Agnes Warren Dunn. They lived at 4 Heriot Row in Edinburgh's New Town.[3]
He stood down as an MP when he became a Senator of the College of Justice, a senior judicial post.
He was knighted in 1917.
In 1925 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, serving as their Vice-President 1932-4.
He died in Edinburgh on 26 February 1934 aged 76. He is buried in the modern extension to Dean Cemetery off Queensferry Road in western Edinburgh. The grave lies against the north wall in the modern equivalent of Lord's Row in the original cemetery, forming one off a group of law lords buried together. His wife Nancy Warren Dunn (1868-1955) lies with him.
References
- ↑ http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf
- ↑ "No. 27442". The London Gazette. 13 June 1902. p. 3887.
- ↑ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office directory 1900-01
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Christopher Nicholson Johnston
- mention
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Robert Finlay |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh & St Andrews Universities 1916 – 1917 |
Succeeded by Sir Watson Cheyne |