Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle

Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle, of Craigmyle in the County of Aberdeen, Baron Shaw of Dunfermline in the County of Fife, PC QC (* May 23, 1850, † June 28, 1937 ) was a Scottish- British politician of the Liberal Party and lawyer, who for several years a deputy in the House of Commons, and most recently as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, due to the Appellate jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life peer and member of the House of Lords was and 1929, the hereditary title of Baron Craigmyle was awarded.

Life

Lawyer and Member of Parliament House of Commons

After schooling Shaw graduated in law at the University of Edinburgh and took after his lawyer is admitted to the Scottish Bar Association ( Scots bar ) work as a Lawyer ( Advocate) on.

On July 4, 1892, he was elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party for Members in the House of Commons and represented in this until 28 February 1909 Hawick Burghs constituency. During this time, Shaw, 1894 and Attorney-General (Queen 's Counsel ) has had, 1894-1895 Solicitor General of Scotland. In 1902, he was initially a Doctor of Laws ( LL.D. ) from the University of St Andrews in 1906 and another from the University of Edinburgh.

Lord Advocate, Lord Justice and the House of Lords member

In 1905 he was appointed as successor to Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson as Lord Advocate Attorney General of Scotland and has held this post until his replacement by Alexander Ure in 1909.

By Letters Patent of February 22, 1909 Shaw was due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act appointed in 1876 as a life peer with the title Baron Shaw of Dunfermline in the County of Fife, a member of the House of Lords to the nobility and worked until his resignation in 1929 as Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary).

After his resignation as Lord Justice him the hereditary title of Baron Craigmyle, of Craigmyle was also awarded in the County of Aberdeen by Letters Patent of May 7, 1929.

During the life peerage as Baron Shaw went out with his death, his son Alexander Shaw, who also was a member of the House 1915-1923 and worked 1931-1932 as High Sheriff of the County of London in 1937 his legacy as 2nd Baron Craigmyle was.