William Milligan, Lord Milligan
William Milligan | |
|---|---|
 Milligan in 1952, by Walter Stoneman | |
| Born | 12 December 1898 |
| Died | 28 July 1975 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Sherborne School University College, Oxford University of Glasgow |
William Rankine Milligan, Lord Milligan, PC (12 December 1898 – 28 July 1975) was a Scottish judge and Unionist politician. He served as Solicitor General for Scotland and Lord Advocate.
Early life
[edit]Milligan was educated at Sherborne School, University College, Oxford, and the University of Glasgow. In the First World War, Milligan served with the Highland Light Infantry from 1917 to 1919. Milligan was a noted athlete and ran for the Achilles Club.[1] He won the mile relay AAA Championships title at the 1920 AAA Championships, with Philip Noel-Baker, C. F. Wood and Bevil Rudd.[2]
Legal career
[edit]Milligan was admitted as an advocate in 1925, and appointed a King's Counsel in 1945. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland from 1951 to 1954,[3] and Lord Advocate from 1955[4] to 1960, and was made a Privy Counsellor in 1955. He was appointed to the College of Justice in 1960, with the judicial title Lord Milligan.
Politics
[edit]Milligan was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate at Glasgow St Rollox in 1945[5] and again at Central Ayrshire in 1950 and 1951, and was elected for Edinburgh North in a 1955 by-election,[6] where he served until 1960.
Family
[edit]His son James Milligan, Lord Milligan was a Senator of the College of Justice.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No. 16906". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 November 1951. p. 565.
- ^ "No. 17250". The Edinburgh Gazette. 11 January 1955. p. 13.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 596. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ "No. 40397". The London Gazette. 1 February 1955. p. 647.
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[edit]- 1898 births
- 1975 deaths
- People educated at Sherborne School
- Alumni of University College, Oxford
- Solicitors general for Scotland
- Senators of the College of Justice
- Highland Light Infantry officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Edinburgh constituencies
- Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- UK MPs 1955–1959
- UK MPs 1959–1964
- Members of the Royal Company of Archers
- Lord Advocates
- Scottish King's Counsel
- 20th-century King's Counsel
- Ministers in the third Churchill government, 1951–1955
- Ministers in the Eden government, 1955–1957
- Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964