Craigie Mason Aitchison
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Craigie Mason Aitchison KC (26 January 1882 – 2 May 1941) was a Scottish
politician and judge.
Educated at Falkirk High School and Edinburgh University, where he was the Vans Dunlop Scholar in Mental Philosophy and Muirhead Prizeman in Civil Law, he became an advocate
in 1907 and was made a King's Counsel
in 1923.
An unsuccessful Liberal
candidate for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire
in November 1922
and December 1923
, he joined the Labour Party
and contested Hartlepool
at the October 1924 general election
and Glasgow Central
in May 1929
. He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) Kilmarnock
at a by-election in October 1929
, and sat for the constituency until October 1933
as a Labour
then National Labour member.
He served as Lord Advocate
from June 1929 until October 1933, and was made a Privy Counsellor
in 1929. He was raised to the bench as Lord Justice Clerk
in October 1933, with the judicial title Lord Aitchison.
His son Craigie
(born 1926) is a noted painter
, and a member of the Royal Academy
.
Scotland
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politician and judge.
Educated at Falkirk High School and Edinburgh University, where he was the Vans Dunlop Scholar in Mental Philosophy and Muirhead Prizeman in Civil Law, he became 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 1907 and was made a King's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
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in 1923.
An unsuccessful Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
candidate for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Clackmannan area of Central Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.The constituency was created for the...
in November 1922
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
and December 1923
United Kingdom general election, 1923
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
, he joined the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
and contested Hartlepool
Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency)
Hartlepool is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
at the October 1924 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
and Glasgow Central
Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Central is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . In its current form, the constituency was first used in the general election of 2005, but there was also a Glasgow Central constituency from 1885 to 1997.- Boundaries :The Redistribution of Seats Act...
in May 1929
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
. He was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency)
Kilmarnock was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
at a by-election in October 1929
Kilmarnock by-election, 1929
The Kilmarnock by-election, 1929 was a by-election held on 27 November 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire....
, and sat for the constituency until October 1933
Kilmarnock by-election, 1933
The Kilmarnock by-election, 1933 was a by-election held on 2 November 1933 for the British House of Commons constituency of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire.- Vacancy :...
as a Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
then National Labour member.
He served as Lord Advocate
Lord Advocate
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from June 1929 until October 1933, and was made a Privy Counsellor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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in 1929. He was raised to the bench as Lord Justice Clerk
Lord Justice Clerk
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in October 1933, with the judicial title Lord Aitchison.
His son Craigie
Craigie Aitchison (painter)
Craigie Aitchison, RA, CBE was a Scottish painter. He was known for his many paintings of the Crucifixion, one of which hangs behind the altar in the chapter house of Liverpool Cathedral.-Education:...
(born 1926) is a noted painter
Painting
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, and a member of the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
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.