James Condie Stewart Sandeman (1866–11 November 1933) was a Scottish advocate.

Biography

He was the son of Colonel Frank Stewart Sandeman of

Stanley, Perthshire Stanley is a village on the north side of the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland, around north of Perth. The section of the River Tay near the village is a popular location for canoeing and fishing. Etymology The village of Stanley gains its na ...

, by his wife Laura, daughter of James Condie WS, of Perth; Dr

Laura Stewart Sandeman Laura Stewart Sandeman (1862 – 22 February 1929) was a Scottish doctor and political activist. Early life and education Laura Stewart Sandeman was born in 1862 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, the eldest daughter of Colonel Frank Stewart Sandeman. ...

was his elder sister and Sir

Nairne Stewart Sandeman Sir Alexander Nairne Stewart Sandeman, 1st Baronet (12 October 1876 – 23 April 1940) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the 1923 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Middleton and Prestw ...

his younger brother. He was educated at

Perth Academy Perth Academy is a state comprehensive secondary school in Perth, Scotland. It was founded in 1696. The institution is a non-denominational one. The school occupies ground on the side of a hill in the Viewlands area of Perth, and is within the P ...

and the

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, and called to the

Scottish Bar The Faculty of Advocates is an independent body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland, especially the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary. The Faculty of Advocates is a constit ...

in 1889. He was made a

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in 1909 and became

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, and

Sheriff of Perth The Sheriff of Perth was historically a royal official, appointed for life, who was responsible for enforcing justice in Perth, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite upri ...

in 1920. Sandeman married Sarah, daughter of George Rhind, a sculptor of Edinburgh, by whom he had two sons; they lived at 11 India Street, Edinburgh. Sandeman listed his recreations in ''Who's Who'' as fishing and golf, and was a member of the

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, the University Club of Edinburgh,

the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. It is a private members-only club based in St Andrews in Scotland. It was previously known colloquially as "The R&A", but in 2004, a new organisation kn ...

and the

Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers ''The Honourable'' ( British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certa ...

.''

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1929–1940'', p. 1193.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandeman, Condie 1866 births 1933 deaths People from Perthshire People educated at Perth Academy Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish King's Counsel Deans of the Faculty of Advocates Scottish sheriffs