William Watson, Baron Thankerton

William Watson, Baron Thankerton, of Thankerton in the County of Lanark PC KC ( * December 8, 1873, † June 13, 1948 ) was a Scottish- British politicians of the Unionist Party and lawyer, who ten years a deputy in the House of Commons, and most recently as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, due to the Appellate jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life peer was also a member of the House of Lords.

Life

Lawyer and Member of Parliament House of Commons

Watson was the son of barrister William Watson, who was among other things, later also lower house deputy and last Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. After visiting the Winchester College, he completed his father to study law at Jesus College, University of Cambridge and, after its completion in 1899 at the year of death of his father, the lawyer is admitted to the Scottish Bar Association ( Scots Bar ). He then took up a career as a lawyer ( Advocate) and was (King 's Counsel ) appointed for his lawyer's achievements in 1914 's Counsel.

On December 12, 1913 Watson was first elected as a candidate of the Scottish Unionist Party for Members in the House of Commons and represented in this until December 14, 1918 constituency Lanarkshire Southern. After retiring from the House of Commons he was next to his legal practice, 1918-1920 Member of the Commission for the Defense of the Reich losses ( Defence of the Realm Losses Commission) and 1918-1922 also Procurator of the Church of Scotland.

Lord Advocate, Lord Justice and the House of Lords member

After the Advocate Depute prosecutor was 1919 before the High Court of Justiciary, the supreme criminal court of Scotland, in 1922 he was for some time the Solicitor General. He was subsequently appointed as the successor of Charles Murray from November 1922 to February 1924 for the first time as Lord Advocate Attorney General of Scotland, and was also in 1922 Privy Councillor.

In the general election of October 29, 1924 Watson was chosen for the Unionist Party again to MPs in the House of Commons, and now represented by 30 April 1929 Constituency Carlisle. During this time he was again Lord Advocate, succeeding Hugh Macmillan between November 1924 and his replacement by Alexander Munro MacRobert in April 1929.

Last Watson was appointed by Letters Patent of May 1, 1929 after the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life Peer by the title of Baron Thankerton, of Thankerton in the County of Lanark member of the House of Lords to the nobility and worked until his death 1948 as Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary). As such he was before the throne of the Kings Edward VIII and George VI. Member of the Coronation Court of Claims.