Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Tullybelton
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Walter Ian Reid Fraser, Baron Fraser of Tullybelton (3 February 1911 – 1989) was a British
judge.
Fraser was made a Privy Counsellor
in 1974. One year later he was appointed as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
, and as a Law lord he was subsequently created a life peer
. He took the title Baron Fraser of Tullybelton, of Bankfoot
in the County of Perthshire
.
United Kingdom
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judge.
Fraser was made a Privy Counsellor
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 1974. One year later he was appointed as 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...
, and as a Law lord he was subsequently created a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
. He took the title Baron Fraser of Tullybelton, of Bankfoot
Bankfoot
Bankfoot is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately eight miles north of Perth and seven miles south of Dunkeld. Bankfoot had a population of 1,136 in 2001.-Education:...
in the County of Perthshire
Perthshire
Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
.