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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

^ ^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.