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Robert Cullen, Lord Cullen FRSE (22 September 1742 – 28 November 1810) was a Scottish judge. Friends knew him as Bob Cullen. He played a key role, along with his father William Cullen, in obtaining a royal charter for the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh, resulting in the formation of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783.^[1]

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Born on 22 September 1742, in Hamilton, Scotland, the son of Anne Johnstone (d.1786) and eminent physician and chemist William Cullen, the family moved to live in the old mint in Edinburgh when his father received a position at the university. His brother was the physician Henry Cullen. The family lived at South Grays Close on the Canongate, home of the old Scottish Mint.^[2]

Robert was educated at the High School and then the University of Edinburgh. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in December 1764,^[3] and served as a Senator of the College of Justice (1796-9) in place of James Erskine, Lord Alva, and as Lord of Justiciary (1799–1810) in place of Lord Swinton.^[4]

In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.^[5]

He lived his final years at Argyll Square^[6] in south Edinburgh and died on 28 November 1810 and was buried alongside his father in Kirknewton churchyard, south-west of Edinburgh.^[5]

Family

In later life he was married to Mary Russell, one of his servants. They had no children. She remarried after Cullen's death and died in the West Indies in 1818.^[7]

Literary works

Cullen contributed to both the "Mirror" and "Lounger" magazines.^[8]

References

^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Ditectory, 1775-6
^ Kay's Originals vol.2 p.336
^ An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: Brunton, Haig and Lockhart
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1809
^ Kay's Originals vol.2 p.338
^ Kay's Originals vol.2 p.336

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[Waterston-1] Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

[2] Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Ditectory, 1775-6

[3] Kay's Originals vol.2 p.336

[4] An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: Brunton, Haig and Lockhart

[royalsoced.org.uk-5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1809

[7] Kay's Originals vol.2 p.338

[8] Kay's Originals vol.2 p.336

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+'''Robert Cullen, Lord Cullen''' [[FRSE]] (22 September 1742 – 28 November 1810) was a Scottish judge. Friends knew him as '''Bob Cullen'''. He played a key role, along with his father [[William Cullen]], in obtaining a [[royal charter]] for the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh, resulting in the formation of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] in 1783.<ref name="Waterston">{{cite book
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+==Life==
-Born on 22 September 1742, in [[Edinburgh]], the son of eminent physician and chemist William Cullen and Anne Johnstone (d.1786), Robert was educated at [[Edinburgh University]]. His brother was the physician [[Henry Cullen]].
+[[File:Burial enclosure of William and Robert Cullen - geograph.org.uk - 1050342.jpg|thumb|Burial enclosure of William and Robert Cullen, [[Kirknewton, West Lothian|Kirknewton]]]]
+Born on 22 September 1742, in [[Hamilton, Scotland]], the son of Anne Johnstone (d.1786) and eminent physician and chemist [[William Cullen]], the family moved to live in the old mint in Edinburgh when his father received a position at the university. His brother was the physician [[Henry Cullen]]. The family lived at South Grays Close on the [[Canongate]], home of the old Scottish Mint.<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Ditectory, 1775-6</ref>
-He was admitted to the [[Faculty of Advocates]] in 1764, and served as a [[Senator of the College of Justice]] (1796-9), and as [[Lord of Justiciary]] (1799–1810).
+Robert was educated at the [[Royal High School, Edinburgh|High School]] and then the [[University of Edinburgh]]. He was admitted to the [[Faculty of Advocates]] in December 1764,<ref>Kay's Originals vol.2 p.336</ref> and served as a [[Senator of the College of Justice]] (1796-9) in place of [[James Erskine, Lord Alva]], and as [[Lord of Justiciary]] (1799–1810) in place of Lord Swinton.<ref>An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: Brunton, Haig and Lockhart</ref>
+In 1783 he was a joint founder of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]].<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk">{{Cite web |url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 December 2015 |archive-date=24 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+He lived his final years at Argyll Square<ref>Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1809</ref> in south Edinburgh and died on 28 November 1810 and was buried alongside his father in [[Kirknewton, West Lothian|Kirknewton]] churchyard, south-west of Edinburgh.<ref name="royalsoced.org.uk"/>
+==Family==
+In later life he was married to Mary Russell, one of his servants. They had no children. She remarried after Cullen's death and died in the [[West Indies]] in 1818.<ref>Kay's Originals vol.2 p.338</ref>
+==Literary works==
+Cullen contributed to both the "Mirror" and "Lounger" magazines.<ref>Kay's Originals vol.2 p.336</ref>
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