David Williamson, Lord Balgray
The Hon David Robertson Williamson, Lord Balgray (1761[1]–1837) was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice.
Life
[edit]He was born David Williamson in 1761, the son of Alexander Williamson of Balgray (1722-1804) and his wife Christian Robertson.
He owned the estate of Balgray, just north of Lockerbie in south-west Scotland.
In 1811 he replaced Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee as a Senator of the College of Justice.[2]
On his death in 1837 he was replaced by John Cunninghame, Lord Cunninghame.[3]
Family
[edit]He married a cousin, Miss Robertson of Lawers. He afterwards styled himself David Robertson Williamson.
His nephew was also called David Robertson Williamson (1830-1919).
References
[edit]- ^ Burke, Bernard (1871). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 1523. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Decisions of the Court of Session: 1810-1812. 1813. Scotland Court of Session. 1813. p. 3. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Bulletins of State Intelligence. R.G. Clarke. 1837. p. 97. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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