Edward Theodore Salvesen
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Edward Theodore Salvesen, Lord Salvesen PC
QC
LLD
(Edin.) (20 July 1857 - 23 February 1942) was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge.
. Salvesen was educated at Edinburgh University and called to the Scottish Bar
in 1880, becoming a Queen's Counsel
in 1899. He was unsuccessful Liberal Unionist parliamentary candidate for Leith Burghs
in 1900 and for Bute in 1905.
He was Sheriff
of Roxburghshire
, Berwickshire
and Selkirkshire
from 1901-1905 and held office as Solicitor General for Scotland
from February-October 1905. In 1905 he was appointed a judge of the Court of Session
, a post he held until 1922. He was appointed a Privy Council
in 1922 and was also a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
.
He was the Lord Rector's Assessor on the Courts of Edinburgh University from 1929-1933, President of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
, Chairman of the Royal Scots Association, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
, and President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
from 1920-1926. He was a Commander of the Order of the White Rose
of Finland and Order of St. Olav
of Norway.
, Norway. His father, Christian Salvesen, had acquired the property in 1862. The manor building was designed by the Scottish architect Robert Lorimer
and was completed in 1901. It was acquired by the government and the local authorities in 1971. Mandal municipality is responsible for maintenance of the buildings. In 1977 it completed a major refurbishment of Risøbank. The estate is now part of the Furulunden Nature Park.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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Queen's Counsel
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LLD
Legum Doctor
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(Edin.) (20 July 1857 - 23 February 1942) was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge.
Biography
Edward Theodore Salvesen was the son of Christian Frederik Salvesen (1827-1911), the Norwegian born founder of the Christian Salvesen shipping line of LeithLeith
-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....
. Salvesen was educated at Edinburgh University and called to the Scottish Bar
Faculty of Advocates
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in 1880, becoming a Queen'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 1899. He was unsuccessful Liberal Unionist parliamentary candidate for Leith Burghs
Leith Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
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in 1900 and for Bute in 1905.
He was Sheriff
Sheriff
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of Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England.It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
, Berwickshire
Berwickshire
Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
and Selkirkshire
Selkirkshire
Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Berwickshire to the north-east, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south...
from 1901-1905 and held office 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 February-October 1905. In 1905 he was appointed a judge of the Court of Session
Court of Session
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, a post he held until 1922. He was appointed a Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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in 1922 and was also a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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.
He was the Lord Rector's Assessor on the Courts of Edinburgh University from 1929-1933, President of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland is a learned society and registered charity of Scotland. It was founded by an Edinburgh lawyer, Thomas Hailing Gillespie, in 1909. In 1913, a large plot of land was purchased for the Society by the Edinburgh Town Council on Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh a...
, Chairman of the Royal Scots Association, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
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, and President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Royal Scottish Geographical Society
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from 1920-1926. He was a Commander of the Order of the White Rose
Order of the White Rose
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of Finland and Order of St. Olav
The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav is a Norwegian order of chivalry that was instituted by King Oscar I of Norway and Sweden on August 21, 1847, as a distinctly Norwegian order. It is named after King Olav II, known for posterity as St. Olav. Nobility was abolished in Norway in 1821...
of Norway.
Risøbank Manor
Edward T. Salvesen built his holiday home Risøbank Manor in Mandal, in the county of Vest-AgderVest-Agder
In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...
, Norway. His father, Christian Salvesen, had acquired the property in 1862. The manor building was designed by the Scottish architect Robert Lorimer
Robert Lorimer
Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer was a prolific Scottish architect noted for his restoration work on historic houses and castles, and for promotion of the Arts and Crafts style.-Early life:...
and was completed in 1901. It was acquired by the government and the local authorities in 1971. Mandal municipality is responsible for maintenance of the buildings. In 1977 it completed a major refurbishment of Risøbank. The estate is now part of the Furulunden Nature Park.
Other sources
- Somner, Graeme (1984) From 70 North to 70 South: A history of the Christian Salvesen fleet (Christian Salvesen Ltd) ISBN 978-0-9509199-0-4
- Elliot, Gerald (1998) Whaling Enterprise: Salvesen in the Antarctic (Michael Russell Publishing Ltd) ISBN 978-0-85955-241-7