Wednesday, 13 December 2017
1763 William Hunter
Constituency : Glasgow Govan 1910-11
William took Glasgow Govan from the Tories as the Labour vote decreased.
William was the son of a ship-owner from Ayr. He was educated at Ayr Academy and Edinburgh University. He became a Scottish barrister.
In April 1910 William was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland.
In 1911 William became a judge as Lord Hunter and resigned his seat.
William chaired the Committee of Inquiry into the Amritsar Massacre.
He died in 1957 aged 91.
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