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Robert Francis Leslie Blackburn was a Scottish lawyer, Conservative Party politician, judge.[1]
Blackburn was admitted as an advocate in 1887,[1] and took silk in 1906.[2]
He was a parliamentary candidate twice, both times for the Liberal's safe seat of Forfar.[1] At the by-election in February 1909, he increased to Conservative vote share from 32.5% in 1906 to 38.2%, and at the general election in January 1910 he increased it again to 38.5%[3] However, in a two-way contest, the Liberal majority remained over 20%.[3]
In October 1918 he was appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice, taking the judicial title Lord Blackburn.[1] He succeeded Lord Johnston, who had retired.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hesilridge, Arthur G. M. (ed.). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. pp. 352–3. Retrieved 9 January 2011 – via archive.org.
- ^ "No. 11872". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 October 1906.
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 541. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ "No. 13344". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 November 1918.
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