Diaries of John Chisholm, Kings Counsel; and papers formerly loosely enclosed therein.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21072-21096
Scope and Contents
John Chisholm, from Perth, studied at Edinburgh and Leipzig, and was admitted advocate in 1881. He stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative at the elections of 1885 and 1892. He took silk in 1904 and was appointed Sheriff of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk in 1905. He married in 1892, and died in 1929.
Dates
- Creation: 1877-1928.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
25 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited, 1934, by J S Leadbetter, Kings Counsel.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk