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Andrew Skene FRSE (1784 - 1835) was a Scottish advocate who rose to the highest level for his profession: Solicitor General for Scotland.〔 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3qoDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR4&lpg=PR4&dq=andrew+skene+solicitor+general&source=bl&ots=MQUchQBzE6&sig=5UTA9--OIWerdAhJVdNi6DpD38c&hl=en&sa=X&ei=i7KCVeqGJoK7-AHmrYmYCw&ved=0CEkQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=andrew%20skene%20solicitor%20general&f=false〕 ==Life== He was born in Aberdeen on 28 February 1784 the son of Prof George Skene of Rubislaw FRSE MD (1741-1803), Professor of Natural Philosophy at Marischal College〔 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DyoAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=the+death+of+andrew+skene+solicitor+general+for+scotland&source=bl&ots=jmCikQ1xBb&sig=kwE7e0WRVAzQxefHBI9LKWO-T0k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e7OCVbjSHITi-QGUsoCQBw&ved=0CDMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=the%20death%20of%20andrew%20skene%20solicitor%20general%20for%20scotland&f=false〕 and Jane Moir of Stoneywood.〔 http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf〕 In 1811 he was appointed Counsel for the City of Aberdeen in place of John Burnett Judge Admiral, for all legal matters in Scotland.〔 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CutHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA235&lpg=PA235&dq=the+death+of+andrew+skene+solicitor+general+for+scotland&source=bl&ots=pNy9-lq0vj&sig=1K1i3sNo3k26amK90BnOiMajQI0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GrSCVbC5D8r5-AGUv4WICw&ved=0CEEQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=the%20death%20of%20andrew%20skene%20solicitor%20general%20for%20scotland&f=false〕 In 1823 he became a member of the Bannatyne Club. In 1829 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Alexander Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank. He was elected Solicitor General for Scotland in 1834, replacing Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn.〔 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9qg1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA390&lpg=PA390&dq=the+death+of+andrew+skene+solicitor+general+for+scotland&source=bl&ots=Mva_6Wzb1W&sig=HuC94N83StLWSxNM9QxZDEEUOjg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GrSCVbC5D8r5-AGUv4WICw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=the%20death%20of%20andrew%20skene%20solicitor%20general%20for%20scotland&f=false〕 He lived at 74 Great King Street in Edinburgh’s Second New Town〔 http://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/pageturner.cfm?id=83401683&mode=transcription〕 and died there on 2 April 1835, aged only 51. He is buried in New Calton Burial Ground on the east side of the city centre. The extremely fine marble monument was sculpted by Patric Park. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Skene」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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