Person:William Watson (128)

William WATSON was born 8dec1873 at Edinburgh (IGI, wikipedia). He died 13jun1948 (wikipedia). He became Baron Thankerton.. William Watson, Baron Watson held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary on 28 April 1880 (wikipedia). In the 1940s Willie Watson, aka Lord Thankerton, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, took up knitting in court to stay awake (newspaper). In 1881 Margaret B. Watson, wife, head (b.1847 Erskine, Renfrews), and children: Janet M. (b.1873 Moffat, Dumfriess), William (b.1874 Edinburgh), Adam G. (b.1877 Edinburgh), David K. (b.1878 Edinburgh) and 8 servants lived at 34 Moray Place, Edinburgh (census). William Watson, Baron Thankerton was born on 8 December 1873. He was the son of William Watson , Baron Watson He died on 13 June 1948 at age 74.William Watson, Baron Thankerton was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1922. He held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary on 1 May 1929. He was created Baron Thankerton, of Thankerton in the County of Lanark [U.K. Law Lord] on 1 May 1929. William Watson, Baron Thankerton (8dec1873-13jun1948) was a Scottish politician and judge. Unionist Member of Parlt for Lanark South from 1913 to 1918 and for Carlisle from 1924 to 1929, he held office as Solicitor General for Scotland in 1922 and as Lord Advocate from 1922 to 1924 and from 1924 to 1929. He was appointed a Privy counsellor in 1922. He was raised to the bench as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and created a life peer as Baron Thankerton in the County of Lanarkshire on 1may 1929, holding the post until his death at 74 in 1948. (wikipedia)

William WATSON was born 8dec1873 at Edinburgh (IGI, wikipedia). He died 13jun1948 (wikipedia). He became Baron Thankerton.. William Watson, Baron Watson held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary on 28 April 1880 (wikipedia). In the 1940s Willie Watson, aka Lord Thankerton, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, took up knitting in court to stay awake (newspaper). In 1881 Margaret B. Watson, wife, head (b.1847 Erskine, Renfrews), and children: Janet M. (b.1873 Moffat, Dumfriess), William (b.1874 Edinburgh), Adam G. (b.1877 Edinburgh), David K. (b.1878 Edinburgh) and 8 servants lived at 34 Moray Place, Edinburgh (census). William Watson, Baron Thankerton was born on 8 December 1873. He was the son of William Watson , Baron Watson He died on 13 June 1948 at age 74.William Watson, Baron Thankerton was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1922. He held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary on 1 May 1929. He was created Baron Thankerton, of Thankerton in the County of Lanark [U.K. Law Lord] on 1 May 1929. William Watson, Baron Thankerton (8dec1873-13jun1948) was a Scottish politician and judge. Unionist Member of Parlt for Lanark South from 1913 to 1918 and for Carlisle from 1924 to 1929, he held office as Solicitor General for Scotland in 1922 and as Lord Advocate from 1922 to 1924 and from 1924 to 1929. He was appointed a Privy counsellor in 1922. He was raised to the bench as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and created a life peer as Baron Thankerton in the County of Lanarkshire on 1may 1929, holding the post until his death at 74 in 1948. (wikipedia).

In 1901 the Edinburgh born advocates Hon. Adam G. Watson (1877) and Hon. Wm. Watson (1874) lodged at Edinburgh (census)

1.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: C116853, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 6035516 REGISTER, Printout Call #: NONE, Date.
2.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: D198328, Sheet #: 00.
3.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).
4.   (R) (64), in International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: C116853, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 6035516 REGISTER, Printout Call #: NONE, Date.
5.   (R) (64), in International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: D198328, Sheet #: 00.
6.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).