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Alexander Burns Shand, 1st Baron Shand PC (13 December 1828-6 March 1904), was a Scottish advocate and judge. He was a Lord of Session between 1872 and 1890 and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary between 1892 and his death in 1904.
Shand was the son of Alexander Shand, of Aberdeen, and Louisa (née Whyte). His Lordship studied law at the University of Edinburgh.
Shand was called to the Scottish Bar in 1853 and was an Advocate Depute at the High Court of Justiciary between 1860 and 1862. In 1872 he was appointed a Lord of Session under the judicial title Lord Shand, a post he held until 1890, when he was sworn of the Privy Council. Two years later he was made a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and raised to the peerage as Baron Shand, of Woodhouse in the County of Dumfries.
Apart from his legal and judicial career Shand also held the honorary positions of Sheriff of Kincardineshire in 1862 and Sheriff of Haddingtonshire and Berwickshire in 1869.
Lord Shand married Emily Merelina, daughter of...... (Read more on Wikipedia)
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How Newt Gingrich could bounce back - — For Newt Gingrich, the next comeback bid may be his hardest yet. — The former House speaker didn't just lose to Mitt Romney in Florida this week; he got beaten within an inch of his life. Now, Gingrich - along with Rick Santorum and Ron Paul … |
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Florida Republican debate: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich throw jabs in Jacksonville - — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The campaign feud between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney spilled onto the debate stage yet again Thursday night, with Romney persistently targeting the former House speaker's personal business arrangements and views on immigration. |
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Perry: Santorum a 'good Catholic' - — Rick Perry had some good things and some sharply critical things to say about Rick Santorum in Florence, S.C., this afternoon. But what's drawing attention online is that in strongly evangelical South Carolina, Perry made multiple references … |
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