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'''Wilfrid Guild Normand, Baron Normand''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|PC|size=100}} (1884 – 5 October 1962), was a Scottish [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist Party]] politician and judge. He was a Scottish [[Law Officers of the Crown|law officer]] at various stages between 1929 and 1935, and a [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) from 1931 to 1935. He was [[Lord President of the Court of Session]] from 1935 until he became a [[Law Lord]] 1947.
'''Wilfrid Guild Normand, Baron Normand''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|PC|size=100%}} (1884 – 5 October 1962), was a Scottish [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist Party]] politician and judge. He was a Scottish [[law officer]] at various stages between 1929 and 1935, and a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]] (MP) from 1931 to 1935. He was [[Lord President of the Court of Session]] from 1935 until he became a [[Law Lord]] in 1947.


== Life ==
== Life ==
Normand was educated at [[Fettes College]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Oriel College, Oxford]], [[Paris University]] and [[Edinburgh University]]. He was [[Faculty of Advocates|admitted as an advocate]] on 18 March 1910, the same day as the [[David King Murray, Lord Birnam|David King Murray]], who also became Solicitor General and a [[Senator of the College of Justice]].<ref name="scotsman-1910-admitted-facadv" />
Normand was educated at [[Fettes College]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Oriel College, Oxford]], [[Paris University]] and the [[University of Edinburgh]]. He was [[admitted as an advocate]] on 18 March 1910, the same day as the [[David King Murray]], who also became Solicitor General and a [[Senator of the College of Justice]].<ref name="scotsman-1910-admitted-facadv" />


He served in the [[Royal Engineers]] from 1915 to 1918. He became a [[Queen's Counsel|King's Counsel]] in 1925.<ref name="gazette-aug-1925-kc" />
He served in the [[Royal Engineers]] from 1915 to 1918. He became a [[King's Counsel]] in 1925.<ref name="gazette-aug-1925-kc" />


He unsuccessfully contested [[Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh West]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1929|1929 general election]],<ref name="craig1918-1949" /> but won the seat at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1931|1931 general election]].<ref name="craig1918-1949" /><ref name="gazette-nov-1931-normand-ed-west" /> to until his resignation in 1935, causing a [[Edinburgh West by-election, 1935|by-election]] which was won by [[Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross|Thomas Cooper]]. He served briefly as [[Solicitor General for Scotland]] in 1929 (from May<ref name="gazette-may-1929-sol-gen" /> to June<ref name="gazette-jun-1929-sol-gen" />) and from 1931<ref name="gazette-nov-1931-normand-sol-gen" /> to 1933, when he was appointed [[Lord Advocate]].<ref name="gazette-oct-1933-normand-lord-advocate" /> He was appointed a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] in 1933.<ref name="gazette-1933-pc" />
He unsuccessfully contested [[Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh West]] at the [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929 general election]],<ref name="craig1918-1949" /> but won the seat at the [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931 general election]].<ref name="craig1918-1949" /><ref name="gazette-nov-1931-normand-ed-west" /> until his resignation in 1935, causing a [[1935 Edinburgh West by-election|by-election]] which was won by [[Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross|Thomas Cooper]]. He served briefly as [[Solicitor General for Scotland]] in 1929 (from May<ref name="gazette-may-1929-sol-gen" /> to June<ref name="gazette-jun-1929-sol-gen" />) and from 1931<ref name="gazette-nov-1931-normand-sol-gen" /> to 1933, when he was appointed [[Lord Advocate]].<ref name="gazette-oct-1933-normand-lord-advocate" /> He was appointed a [[Privy Counsellor]] in 1933.<ref name="gazette-1933-pc" />


In April 1935, Normand was appointed to the bench as [[Lord President of the Court of Session|Lord President]] and [[Lord Justice General]], succeeding [[James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde|Lord Clyde]].<ref name="gazette-1935-lord-pres" /> He was appointed a [[Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]] in 1947{{fact|date=January 2016}} and received as a [[Law lord]] a [[life peerage]] as '''Baron Normand''', of Aberdour in the county of [[Fife]], retiring in 1953.{{fact|date=January 2016}}
In April 1935, Normand was appointed to the bench as [[Lord President of the Court of Session|Lord President]] and [[Lord Justice General]], succeeding [[James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde|Lord Clyde]]<ref name="gazette-1935-lord-pres" /> and taking the [[judicial courtesy title]] '''Lord Normand'''. He was appointed a [[Lord of Appeal in Ordinary]] in 1947{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} and received as a [[Law lord]] a [[life peerage]] as '''Baron Normand''', of Aberdour in the county of [[Fife]], retiring in 1953.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} He was a Trustee of the [[National Library of Scotland]] from 1925 to 1946 and again from 1953, and a Trustee of the [[British Museum]] from 1950 to 1953.
He was a Trustee of the [[National Library of Scotland]] from 1925 to 1946 and again from 1953, and a Trustee of the [[British Museum]] from 1950 to 1953.


He is buried with his two wives, Gertrude Lawson (1886–1923), and Marion Cunningham (1880–1972), in the north-west section of the first northern extension to [[Dean Cemetery]] in western [[Edinburgh]].
He is buried with his two wives, Gertrude Lawson (1886–1923), and Marion Cunningham (1880–1972), in the north-west section of the first northern extension to [[Dean Cemetery]] in western [[Edinburgh]]. The grave lies in the first north extension to its western end.


== References ==
== References ==
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Normand in 1947 by Walter Stoneman
The grave of Sir Wilfrid Guild Normand, Dean Cemetery

Wilfrid Guild Normand, Baron Normand, PC (1884 – 5 October 1962), was a Scottish Unionist Party politician and judge. He was a Scottish law officer at various stages between 1929 and 1935, and a member of parliament (MP) from 1931 to 1935. He was Lord President of the Court of Session from 1935 until he became a Law Lord in 1947.

Life

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Normand was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, Oriel College, Oxford, Paris University and the University of Edinburgh. He was admitted as an advocate on 18 March 1910, the same day as the David King Murray, who also became Solicitor General and a Senator of the College of Justice.[1]

He served in the Royal Engineers from 1915 to 1918. He became a King's Counsel in 1925.[2]

He unsuccessfully contested Edinburgh West at the 1929 general election,[3] but won the seat at the 1931 general election.[3][4] until his resignation in 1935, causing a by-election which was won by Thomas Cooper. He served briefly as Solicitor General for Scotland in 1929 (from May[5] to June[6]) and from 1931[7] to 1933, when he was appointed Lord Advocate.[8] He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1933.[9]

In April 1935, Normand was appointed to the bench as Lord President and Lord Justice General, succeeding Lord Clyde[10] and taking the judicial courtesy title Lord Normand. He was appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 1947[citation needed] and received as a Law lord a life peerage as Baron Normand, of Aberdour in the county of Fife, retiring in 1953.[citation needed] He was a Trustee of the National Library of Scotland from 1925 to 1946 and again from 1953, and a Trustee of the British Museum from 1950 to 1953.

He is buried with his two wives, Gertrude Lawson (1886–1923), and Marion Cunningham (1880–1972), in the north-west section of the first northern extension to Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies in the first north extension to its western end.

References

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  1. ^ "Faculty of Advocates". The Scotsman. 19 March 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "No. 14151". The Edinburgh Gazette. 7 August 1925. p. 901.
  3. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 584. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  4. ^ "No. 33769". The London Gazette. 6 November 1931. p. 7146.
  5. ^ "No. 33492". The London Gazette. 7 May 1929. p. 3007.
  6. ^ "No. 14558". The Edinburgh Gazette. 21 June 1929. p. 650.
  7. ^ "No. 14809". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 November 1931. p. 1226.
  8. ^ "No. 15005". The Edinburgh Gazette. 3 October 1933. p. 809.
  9. ^ "No. 33985". The London Gazette. 10 October 1933. p. 6521.
  10. ^ "No. 15161". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 April 1935. p. 293.
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