Andrew Constable, Lord Constable
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Andrew Henderson Briggs Constable, Lord Constable, CBE
, KC ,(3 March 1865 – 4 November 1928) was a Scottish Conservative politician and judge.
Educated at Dollar Academy and at Edinburgh University, where he was Vans Dunlop Scholar in Political Economy, he was admitted as an advocate
in 1889 and appointed a King's Counsel in 1908.
He was unsuccessful Conservative parliamentary candidate for East Fife in 1900, Kirkcaldy Burghs
in 1906, Montrose Burghs in 1908 and Glasgow Blackfriars
in 1910.
He served as Sheriff
of Caithness
from 1917 to 1920 and of Argyll
from February-May 1920, when he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Advocates
.
He briefly served as Solicitor General for Scotland
from March to June 1922. He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice
in 1922, with the judicial title Lord Constable.
He was appointed a CBE
in 1920.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, KC ,(3 March 1865 – 4 November 1928) was a Scottish Conservative politician and judge.
Educated at Dollar Academy and at Edinburgh University, where he was Vans Dunlop Scholar in Political Economy, 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 1889 and appointed a King's Counsel in 1908.
He was unsuccessful Conservative parliamentary candidate for East Fife in 1900, Kirkcaldy Burghs
Kirkcaldy Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Kirkcaldy Burghs was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system...
in 1906, Montrose Burghs in 1908 and Glasgow Blackfriars
Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown, representing parts of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1918....
in 1910.
He served as Sheriff
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
of Caithness
Caithness
Caithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is...
from 1917 to 1920 and of Argyll
Argyll
Argyll , archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient Dál Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western coast between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath...
from February-May 1920, when he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Advocates
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...
.
He briefly 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...
from March to June 1922. He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice
Court of Session
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
in 1922, with the judicial title Lord Constable.
He was appointed a CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 1920.