Hercules Robertson, Lord Benholme Explained

Hercules James Robertson, Lord Benholme (13 October 1795 – 15 September 1874) was a Scottish judge. He became a Senator of the College of Justice in 1853.

Life

Born in Edinburgh, he was the son of George Robertson – Scott and his wife Isabella Scott.[1]

Robertson was educated at the High School and then studied law at the University of Edinburgh.[1] He was called to the Scottish bar in 1817.[1] Robertson was Sheriff of Renfrewshire in 1842 and was appointed a Lord of Session assuming the judicial title Lord Benholme, after his mother's family seat.[2]

He lived with his family at 76 Great King Street, a very large Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh's Second New Town.[3]

He died in Edinburgh on 15 September 1874.

Family

On 7 July 1829, he married Ann Wilhelmina Hope (died 1842), the daughter of Charles Hope, Lord Granton. They had four sons and two daughters.[4] [5]

His son David Robertson became a minister and married Eleanor Charlotte Dalrymple-Fergusson, daughter of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, 5th Baronet of Kilkerran.[6]

His son George Robertson (1830–1896) became a civil engineer in charge of the expansion of Leith Docks. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and President of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts from 1866 to 1868.[7]

Arms

Escutcheon:Argent three lions' heads erased Gules within a bordure of the second charged with six fleur-de-lys of the first.
Crest:A lion's head erased Gules langued Azure.
Motto:Me Fortem Reddit Deus[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dod, Robert P. . The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland . 1860 . Whitaker and Co. . London . 114 .
  2. Book: Anderson, William . The Scottish Nation . A. Fullarton & Co. . Edinburgh . III . 1863 . 412 .
  3. Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1857-8
  4. Book: Watt, James Crabb . John Inglis, Lord Justice-General of Scotland: A Memoir . W. Green & Sons . 1893 . 489 .
  5. Book: Debrett, John . Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench . Dean & Son . London . 1870 . Robert Henry Mair . 428–429 .
  6. Web site: Person Page. thepeerage.com. 4 March 2018.
  7. Book: Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002. July 2006. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 0-902-198-84-X. 29 March 2018. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf. dead.
  8. Book: Debrett's Judicial Bench . 1869.