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'''Daniel Patterson Blades''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSE|LLB}} (25 August 1888 – 6 February 1959) was a Scottish judge.
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'''Daniel Patterson Blades, Lord Blades''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSE||size=100}} (25 August 1888 – 6 February 1959) was a Scottish judge.


==Life==
==Life==
Blades was the son of Sarah Pow of [[Armadale, West Lothian|Armadale]] and Rev. Charles Blades, minister of [[Allanton, Scottish Borders|Allanton]]. He was educated at [[Berwickshire High School]] and the [[University of Edinburgh]] graduating with an MA and LLB.<ref>{{Citation|title=Blades, Hon. Lord, (Daniel Patterson Blades) (25 Aug. 1888–6 Feb. 1959)|date=2007-12-01|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-234818|work=Who Was Who|publisher=Oxford University Press|language=en|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u234818|isbn=978-0-19-954089-1|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>


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He was admitted as an [[Faculty of Advocates|advocate]] in 1915, and served as a 2nd Lieutenant<ref>{{cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1120865?descriptiontype=Full&ref=WO+339/67029 |title=2/Lieutenant Daniel Patterson BLADES Cameron Highlanders. &#124; The National Archives |website=Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk |date= |access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref> in the [[Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders|Cameron Highlanders]] from 1915–1918. He was an [[Advocate Depute]] from 1929–1932, when he was appointed a [[King's Counsel]]<ref name="gazette-1932-kc">{{London Gazette | issue = 14910 | date = 4 November 1932 |page=909 | city = e }}</ref> and [[Sheriff of Forfar]].<ref name="gazette-1932-sheriff-forfar">{{London Gazette | issue = 14906 | date = 21 October 1932 |page=862 | city = e }}</ref> In 1934 he moved to be [[Sheriff of Perth and Angus]], a post he held until 1945.
The son of Rev. Charles Blades, Minister of [[Allanton, Scottish Borders|Allanton]], and Sarah Pow of [[Armadale, West Lothian|Armadale]], he was educated at [[Berwickshire]] High School and at [[Edinburgh University]].


From 1938 to 1941 he was Deputy Chairman of the [[Fishery Board for Scotland]] from 1938 to 1941.<ref name="gazette-1938-fihery-board">{{London Gazette | issue = 15460 | date = 25 January 1938 |page=85 | city = e }}</ref>
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He was admitted as an [[Faculty of Advocates|advocate]] in 1915, and served as a 2nd Lieutenant<ref>http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1120865?descriptiontype=Full&ref=WO+339/67029</ref> in the [[Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders|Cameron Highlanders]] from 1915–1918. He served as an [[Advocate Depute]] from 1929–1932, when he was appointed a [[King's Counsel]]<ref name="gazette-1932-kc">{{London Gazette | issue = 14910 | date = 4 November 1932 | startpage = 909 | city = e | accessdate = 8 January 2016}}</ref> and [[Sheriff]] of [[Forfar]].<ref name="gazette-1932-sheriff-forfar">{{London Gazette | issue = 14906 | date = 21 October 1932 | startpage = 862 | city = e | accessdate = 8 January 2016}}</ref> In 1934 he moved to be Sheriff of [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] and [[Angus]], a post he held until 1945 when he was appointed [[Solicitor General for Scotland]]. In 1947 he was appointed a [[Senator of the College of Justice]], with the judicial title Lord Blades.


In September 1945 he was appointed [[Solicitor General for Scotland]].<ref name="gazette-sept-1945-solgen">{{London Gazette | issue = 16266 | date = 21 September 1945 |page=323 | city = e }}</ref> In 1947 he was appointed a [[Senator of the College of Justice]],<ref name="gazette-1947-blades-senator">{{London Gazette | issue = 16416 | date = 28 February 1947 |page=79 | city = e }}</ref> with the judicial title Lord Blades.
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==Family==


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In 1918 he married Gertrude Thonson Legge.<ref>http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf</ref>
In 1918 he married Gertrude Thonson Legge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - oldfells_list_jun06.doc |website=Royalsoced.org.uk |date= |access-date=2017-04-03 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919152306/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 01:50, 11 August 2023

Daniel Patterson Blades, Lord Blades, FRSE (25 August 1888 – 6 February 1959) was a Scottish judge.

Life

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Blades was the son of Sarah Pow of Armadale and Rev. Charles Blades, minister of Allanton. He was educated at Berwickshire High School and the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MA and LLB.[1]

He was admitted as an advocate in 1915, and served as a 2nd Lieutenant[2] in the Cameron Highlanders from 1915–1918. He was an Advocate Depute from 1929–1932, when he was appointed a King's Counsel[3] and Sheriff of Forfar.[4] In 1934 he moved to be Sheriff of Perth and Angus, a post he held until 1945.

From 1938 to 1941 he was Deputy Chairman of the Fishery Board for Scotland from 1938 to 1941.[5]

In September 1945 he was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland.[6] In 1947 he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice,[7] with the judicial title Lord Blades.

Family

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In 1918 he married Gertrude Thonson Legge.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Blades, Hon. Lord, (Daniel Patterson Blades) (25 Aug. 1888–6 Feb. 1959)", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u234818, ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1, retrieved 26 July 2018
  2. ^ "2/Lieutenant Daniel Patterson BLADES Cameron Highlanders. | The National Archives". Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ^ "No. 14910". The Edinburgh Gazette. 4 November 1932. p. 909.
  4. ^ "No. 14906". The Edinburgh Gazette. 21 October 1932. p. 862.
  5. ^ "No. 15460". The Edinburgh Gazette. 25 January 1938. p. 85.
  6. ^ "No. 16266". The Edinburgh Gazette. 21 September 1945. p. 323.
  7. ^ "No. 16416". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 February 1947. p. 79.
  8. ^ "Microsoft Word - oldfells_list_jun06.doc" (PDF). Royalsoced.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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