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John Gilmour (d
John Gilmour may refer to: * Sir John Gilmour of Craigmillar (16051671), Scottish judge, Lord President of the Court of Session 16611671 * John Taylor Gilmour (18371917), Canadian physician, journalist and politician * Sir John Gilmour, 1st Baronet (18451920), Scottish Unionist politician * Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet (18761940), Scottish Unionist politician, Home Secretary, Secretary of State for Scotland * John Inglis Gilmour (18961928), Scottish flying ace in World War I * John Gilmour (footballer) (19011963), Scottish footballer (Dundee FC and Scotland) * John Gilmour (botanist) (19061986), British botanist * Sir John Gilmour, 3rd Baronet (19122007), Scottish Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for East Fife 19611979 * Sir John Gilmour, 4th Baronet (19442013), Scottish nobleman * John Gilmour (ice hockey) John A. Gilmour (born May 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eisho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gilmour Of Craigmillar
Sir John Gilmour of Craigmillar (1605 – 14 August 1671) was a Scottish judge and politician, who served as Lord President of the Court of Session from 1661 to 1670. He was the son of John Gilmour, Writer to the Signet, and became an advocate on 12 December 1628.Anderson, ''The Scottish Nation'' In 1641 he was appointed by Parliament to act for the Royalist Earl of Montrose, who was charged with intrigues against the Marquis of Argyll. Gilmour subsequently became associated with the Royalist party, and following the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, he was appointed Lord President of the Court of Session by the King, on 13 February 1661. The Court of Session, the supreme civil court in Scotland, had not sat for the eleven years of the Interregnum, but resumed in June that year. The same year, Gilmour was appointed a privy counsellor, and was elected to the Parliament of Scotland, representing Edinburgh, and acting as a Lord of the Articles. Although a Royalist, he was a mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |