Kemp Davidson, Lord Davidson
The Hon Charles Kemp Davidson, Lord Davidson FRSE[1] (13 April 1929 – 18 June 2009) was a Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice and Dean of the Faculty of Advocates. He was Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission 1988 to 1996.
Life
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Davidson was born at Queen Mary Maternity Home in Edinburgh on 13 April 1929, the son of Charlotte Brookes Kemp and her husband, Rev Dr Donald Davidson (1892–1970) of St Andrews and St Georges Church.[2] He was educated at Edinburgh Academy then Fettes College. He read Greats at Brasenose College, Oxford going on to study law at the University of Edinburgh.[3]
From 1953 to 1954 he undertook National Service, as a subaltern in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. During this time he served in British Guyana and Berlin.[4]
He qualified as an advocate in 1956 and became Queen's Counsel in 1969.[5] In 1983 he became a Senator of the College of Justice. He was a member of the Speculative Society of Edinburgh.[6]
From 1988 until 1998 he was seconded as Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission.
In 1988 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He died on 18 June 2009 and was cremated, and his ashes are buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard.
Family
[edit]In 1960 he married Mary Mactaggart of Campbeltown together they had two daughters and one son.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Hon Lord Charles Kemp Davidson FRSE - The Royal Society of Edinburgh". rse.org.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Charles Kemp Davidson
- ^ Telegraph (newspaper) obituary: 2 July 2009
- ^ Herald Scotland (newspaper) obituary: 29 June 2009
- ^ "No. 18763". The Edinburgh Gazette. 11 April 1963. p. 279.
- ^ William Burns. "Speculative Society Of Edinburgh". dunblane.site. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ The Guardian (newspaper) obituary 16 August 2009
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