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William Craig, Lord Craig FRSE LLD (1745–1813) was a Scottish judge and essayist. ==Life== He was born in Glasgow on 6 June 1745, the son of Rev William Craig DD (1709-1784) minister of St Andrew's Church in Glasgow.〔Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002〕 He studied at both the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow and graduated in Glasgow in 1763. He was admitted as an advocate at the Scottish bar in 1768. In 1784 he discharged the duties of advocate-depute along with Robert Blair and Alexander Abercromby; and in 1787 he became sheriff-depute of Ayrshire. In 1783 he was a founder member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 1792, on the death of Lord Hailes, Craig was raised to the bench with the title of Lord Craig, though he had not held a prominent position at the bar. In 1795 he succeeded Lord Henderland as a legal lord of the court of justiciary, a post which he held till 1812. He retained his office in the civil court till his death 8 July 1813.〔 He died at home, 10 York Place in the First New Town in Edinburgh and is buried against the eastmost boundary wall of Canongate Kirkyard on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Craig's cousin, Robert Burns' muse, Agnes Maclehose, commonly known as "Clarinda" is buried next to him. 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「William Craig, Lord Craig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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