Adam Gillies, Lord Gillies

Adam Gillies, Lord Gillies (1760–1842) was a Scottish judge.

Adam Gillies, Lord Gillies by Robert Scott Moncrieff.
Lord Gillies' Edinburgh townhouse at 16 York Place
The grave of Adam Gillies, Greyfriars Kirkyard.

Life

He was born in Brechin, Forfarshire on 29 April 1766,[1] the son of Margaret (née Smith) and Robert Gillies, he was the younger brother of historian John Gillies.[2]

Gillies was admitted an advocate on 14 July 1787. From 1806, he was the sheriff-depute of Kincardineshire. From 1811 to 1842, he was a Senator of the College of Justice, based in Edinburgh. In the 1830s he is listed as living at 16 York Place in Edinburgh's New Town.[3]

He retired due to ill health in the summer of 1842. His position as Senator was filled by Alexander Wood, Lord Wood.

He died on 24 December 1842 at Leamington Spa.[2]

His body was returned to Edinburgh and he was buried in a private vault in the now sealed south-west section of Greyfriars Kirkyard known as the Covenanter's Prison. His wife Elizabeth Carnegy lies with him.

See also

References
  1. Monuments and monumental inscriptions in Scotland: The Grampian Society, !871
  2. Hamilton, J. A. (2004). "Gillies, Adam, Lord Gillies (1760–1842)". In Metcalfe, Eric (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/10742. Retrieved 1 February 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "Post Office annual directory, 1832-1833". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Gillies, Adam". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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