Douglas Jamieson was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.

Educated at Cargilfield School

Cargilfield Preparatory School

Cargilfield Preparatory School is a private co-educational prep school in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 1873.-Headteacher:The Headmaster is John Elder, whose most reported act so far has been to abolish homework.-Description:...

, Fettes College

Fettes College

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, the University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

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 and Edinburgh University, Jamieson was admitted as an advocate

Faculty of Advocates

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 in 1911 and became a King's Counsel

Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...

 in 1926.

Jamieson was an unsuccessful candidate for Stirling and Falkirk

Stirling and Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)

Stirling and Falkirk Burghs was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918, comprising the burghs of Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth. It ceased to be a District of Burghs in 1950, but a constituency of the same name covering...

 in 1929 and was elected for Glasgow Maryhill

Glasgow Maryhill (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in October 1931, holding the seat until his retirement in 1935. He was Solicitor General for Scotland

Solicitor General for Scotland

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 from October 1933 until March 1935, and Lord Advocate

Lord Advocate

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 from March to October 1935. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor

Privy Council of the United Kingdom

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 in May 1935.

On his resignation, he was appointed to the bench of the Court of Session

Court of Session

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, with the judicial title Lord Jamieson. He held this post until his death.