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William Watson, Baron Watson, the Glossary

William Watson, Baron Watson, (25 August 1827 – 14 September 1899) was a Scottish lawyer and Conservative Party politician.^[1]

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Life peers created by Queen Victoria
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities
Scottish legal writers

Athenaeum Club, London

The Athenaeum is a gentlemen's club in London, founded in 1824.

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Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. William Watson, Baron Watson and Benjamin Disraeli are uK MPs 1874–1880 and uK MPs who were granted peerages.

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British North America Acts

The British North America Acts, 1867–1975, are a series of acts of Parliament that were at the core of the Constitution of Canada.

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Carlton Club

The Carlton Club is a private members' club in the St James's area of London, England.

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Commonwealth Law Reports

The Commonwealth Law Reports (CLR) are the authorised reports of decisions of the High Court of Australia.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

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Consideration in English law

Consideration is an English common law concept within the law of contract, and is a necessity for simple contracts (but not for special contracts by deed).

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Covington, South Lanarkshire

Covington is a village and civil parish in the council area of South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Dean Cemetery

The Dean Cemetery is a historically important Victorian cemetery north of the Dean Village, west of Edinburgh city centre, in Scotland.

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Edward Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn

Edward Strathearn Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn, (10 April 1814 – 21 August 1879) was a Scottish judge and politician. William Watson, Baron Watson and Edward Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn are 19th-century Scottish judges, deans of the Faculty of Advocates, law lords, Life peers created by Queen Victoria, Lord Advocates, members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, Scottish Tory MPs (pre-1912), Solicitors General for Scotland, uK MPs 1874–1880 and uK MPs who were granted peerages.

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Edward William Pritchard

Edward William Pritchard (6 December 1825 – 28 July 1865) was an English doctor who was convicted of murdering his wife and mother-in-law by poisoning them.

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Faculty of Advocates

The Faculty of Advocates (Dàmh an Luchd-tagraidh) is an independent body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland, especially the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary.

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First-class cricket

First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket.

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Foakes v Beer

is an English contract law case, which applied the controversial pre-existing duty rule in the context of part payments of debts.

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Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, in Scotland, was a university constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918.

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High Court of Australia

The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system.

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James Alexander Campbell (politician)

James Alexander Campbell (1825 – 9 May 1908) was a Scottish businessman and Conservative politician. William Watson, Baron Watson and James Alexander Campbell (politician) are members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities and Scottish Tory MPs (pre-1912).

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John Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh

Sir John Hay Athole Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh, KCB, PC, PRSSA, FRS, FRSE (27 December 1836 – 9 May 1919) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician and later a judge. William Watson, Baron Watson and John Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh are deans of the Faculty of Advocates, Lord Advocates, Scottish Tory MPs (pre-1912) and Solicitors General for Scotland.

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John McLaren, Lord McLaren

John McLaren, Lord McLaren, FRSE (17 April 1831 – 6 April 1910) was a British Liberal politician and judge. William Watson, Baron Watson and John McLaren, Lord McLaren are Lord Advocates and Scottish legal writers.

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John Millar, Lord Craighill

John Millar, Lord Craighill (1817–1888) was a Scottish lawyer and judge. William Watson, Baron Watson and John Millar, Lord Craighill are 19th-century Scottish judges and Solicitors General for Scotland.

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom. William Watson, Baron Watson and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council are members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

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Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark (Siorrachd Lannraig; Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Law officers of the Crown

The Law Officers are the senior legal advisors to His Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom and devolved governments of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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Law Reports

The Law Reports is the name of a series of law reports published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting.

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List of deans of the Faculty of Advocates

The dean of the Faculty of Advocates, also known as the dean of faculty, is the head of the Faculty of Advocates, the independent body for advocates in Scotland. William Watson, Baron Watson and List of deans of the Faculty of Advocates are deans of the Faculty of Advocates.

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Lord Advocate

His Majesty's Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh, Laird Advocat), is the principal legal adviser of both the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament. William Watson, Baron Watson and Lord Advocate are Lord Advocates.

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Lords of Appeal in Ordinary

Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords, as a committee of the House, effectively to exercise the judicial functions of the House of Lords, which included acting as the highest appellate court for most domestic matters. William Watson, Baron Watson and Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are law lords.

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Mabo v Queensland (No 2)

Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (commonly known as the Mabo case or simply Mabo) is a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised the existence of Native Title in Australia.

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Privy Council (United Kingdom)

The Privy Council (formally His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council) is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

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Queen's Gate

Queen's Gate is a street in South Kensington, London, England.

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Ronald Watson (cricketer)

The Hon. Ronald Bannatyne Watson (28 September 1883 — 22 January 1966) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, cricket administrator, and advocate.

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Solicitor General for Scotland

His Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-lagha a' Chrùin an Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Scottish Government on Scots Law. William Watson, Baron Watson and Solicitor General for Scotland are Solicitors General for Scotland.

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South Kensington

South Kensington is a district just west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations.

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University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as Glas. in post-nominals) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Who's Who (UK)

Who's Who is a reference work.

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William Watson, Baron Thankerton

William Watson, Baron Thankerton, PC (8 December 1873 – 13 June 1948), was a Scottish Unionist Party politician and judge. William Watson, Baron Watson and William Watson, Baron Thankerton are law lords, Lord Advocates, members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Solicitors General for Scotland and uK MPs who were granted peerages.

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1876 Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities by-election

The 1876 Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities by-election was fought on 6–10 November 1876.

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1880 United Kingdom general election

The 1880 United Kingdom general election was a general election in the United Kingdom held from 31 March to 27 April 1880.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Watson,_Baron_Watson

Also known as Baron Watson, Lord William Watson, William Watson, Lord Watson.

William Watson, Baron Watson, the Glossary

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See also

Life peers created by Queen Victoria

Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities

Scottish legal writers

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