William Watson
Mr William Watson
Rush ID: 7331
Details
- Born:
- c. 1 January 1828
- Died:
- 14 September 1899
- Birth place:
- Covington, Lanarkshire, U.K.
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- Unknown
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Election occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Parentage:
- Reverend Thomas Watson, of Covington, Lanarkshire, and Eleanora McHaffie
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- HighestOffice:
- Law Officer
- Who's Who volume:
- 1
References
- Rush ID:
- 7331
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q1766037
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- WATSON, William (1828-1899)
Peerages
-
Lord Watson
Life (Law Lord)
1880
Constituencies
-
Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1876* Date of election: 14 November 1876 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1880 Date of exit: 31 March 1880 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Retirement Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None
Ministerial offices
-
Solicitor-General for Scotland 1874-1876
Office held before election to House of Commons
-
Lord Advocate 1876
Higher education
-
University of Glasgow
Graduated
-
University of Edinburgh
Graduated
Marriages
-
Bannatyne, Margaret
Year: 1868
Relationships
-
Father of William Watson
Parties
-
Conservative Party member