Wilfrid Normand, Baron Normand
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Wilfrid Guild Normand, Baron Normand, KC, PC
(1884 – 5 October 1962), was a Scottish politician and judge.
Educated at Fettes College
, Edinburgh
, Oriel College, Oxford, Paris University and Edinburgh University, he was admitted as an advocate
in 1910. He served in the Royal Engineers
from 1915 to 1918. He became a King's Counsel
in 1925.
He contested Edinburgh West
in 1929, and was Unionist
Member of Parliament
for the seat from 1931 to until his resignation in 1935, causing a by-election which was won by Thomas Cooper
. He served as Solicitor General for Scotland
in 1929 and from 1931 to 1933, when he was appointed Lord Advocate
. He was appointed a Privy Councellor
in 1935
Normand was appointed to the bench as Lord Justice General in 1935. He was appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
in 1947 and received as a Law lord a life peerage as Baron Normand, of Aberdour in the county of Fife
, retiring in 1953.
He was a Trustee of the National Library of Scotland
from 1925 to 1946 and again from 1953, and a Trustee of the British Museum
from 1950 to 1953.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(1884 – 5 October 1962), was a Scottish politician and judge.
Educated at Fettes College
Fettes College
Fettes College is an independent school for boarding and day pupils in Edinburgh, Scotland with over two thirds of its pupils in residence on campus...
, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Oriel College, Oxford, Paris University and Edinburgh University, he was admitted as an advocate
Faculty of Advocates
The Faculty of Advocates is an independent body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland, especially the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary...
in 1910. He served in the Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
from 1915 to 1918. He 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 1925.
He contested Edinburgh West
Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh West is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , first used in the 1885 general election...
in 1929, and was Unionist
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for the seat from 1931 to until his resignation in 1935, causing a by-election which was won by Thomas Cooper
Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross
Thomas Mackay Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross PC, KC was a Scottish politician, judge and historian.-Background and education:...
. He served as Solicitor General for Scotland
Solicitor General for Scotland
Her Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Government on Scots Law...
in 1929 and from 1931 to 1933, when he was appointed Lord Advocate
Lord Advocate
Her Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...
. He was appointed a Privy Councellor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1935
Normand was appointed to the bench as Lord Justice General in 1935. He was appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the House of Lords of the United Kingdom in order to exercise its judicial functions, which included acting as the highest court of appeal for most domestic matters...
in 1947 and received as a Law lord a life peerage as Baron Normand, of Aberdour in the county of Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, retiring in 1953.
He was a Trustee of the National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland is the legal deposit library of Scotland and is one of the country's National Collections. It is based in a collection of buildings in Edinburgh city centre. The headquarters is on George IV Bridge, between the Old Town and the university quarter...
from 1925 to 1946 and again from 1953, and a Trustee of the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
from 1950 to 1953.