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James Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm PC (20 May 1886 – 29 June 1964) was a Scottish advocate and Lord of Session. His grandfather and namesake, James Keith (17 April 1825 - 21 March 1901) and his father, Sir Henry Shanks Keith (26 Dec. 1852 - 9 July 1944) both served as Provosts of Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; his father also being appointed a Deputy Lieutenant and Honorary Sheriff of Lanarkshire. His family owned the large high-end grocery business, Keith's of Hamilton, operating from substantial premises on the town's Cadzow Street (the building remains.) 〔(biographic information, retrieved 2 Oct. 2010 )〕 The young James Keith was brought up at Avonholm, Hamilton and attended the prestigious Hamilton Academy. ==Key career dates and appointments== 1911 admitted to the Scottish Bar 1926 invested as King's Counsel (KC) 1936-37 served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates 1937-53 served as a Lord of Session 1937-53 served as Senator of the College of Justice (Scotland) 1953 appointed, Privy Counsellor (PC) 1953 created Baron Keith of Avonholm of St. Bernard's in the City of Edinburgh 1953-61 served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. Here he dissented in 22% of the cases which he heard - a larger percentage than that of his famously radical contemporary, Lord Denning.〔Heward, Edmund (1990). Lord Denning: A Biography. George Weidenfeld & Nicholson Limited. ISBN 0-297-81138-X.〕 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「James Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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