James Pitman, Lord Pitman Explained

James Campbell Pitman, Lord Pitman LLD (1864 - 1941) was a 20th-century Scottish lawyer who served as a Senator of the College of Justice.[1]

Life

He was born at 11 Alva Street in Edinburgh the son of Frederick Pitman WS.[2]

In 1900 he is listed as an advocate living at 13 Great Stuart Street in the Moray Estate in west Edinburgh.[3]

In 1911 he is listed as an advocate living at 9 Doune Terrace in the Moray Estate in west Edinburgh.[4]

From 1920 to 1929 he was Sheriff of Caithness. In January 1929 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice under the title of Lord Pitman.[5]

Following his death in the spring of 1939, he was replaced as a senator by William Donald Patrick, Lord Patrick.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Discovery Service.
  2. Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1865
  3. Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1900
  4. Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1911
  5. Scotland's Foreshore: Public Rights, Private Rights, and the Crown 1840-2017