Cooper, Thomas Mackay, Baron Cooper of Culross, judge, 1892-1955
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Thomas Mackay Cooper.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.6188/1-26
Scope and Contents
The surviving personal and legal papers of Thomas Mackay Cooper, Baron Cooper of Culross, judge and historian (1892-1955). Lord Cooper passed Advocate in 1915 and was created a K.C. in 1927. He was Conservative M.P. for West Edinburgh, 1935-41, Solicitor-General for Scotland, 1935, and Lord Advocate, 1935-41. In 1941 he succeeded as Lord Justice Clerk with the judicial title of Lord Cooper, and became Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session from January 1947 to...
Dates:
circa 1920-circa 1955.
"The Scottish Regality, 1300-1455", an undergraduate essay by Archibald A M Duncan for the Honours Class of Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh, 1944.
File
Identifier: Acc.12305
Scope and Contents
Includes related letter, 1954, of Thomas Mackay Cooper, Baron Cooper of Culross.
Dates:
1944, 1954.
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