James Sorley FFA

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(1853–1924) was a 19th/20th century Scottish actuary. In 2001 the company was absorbed into the

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Life

He was born in Selkirk on 15 October 1853. On the foundation of Scottish Life Assurance Company Sorley acted as Treasurer, with David Paulin as Manager, and all under the chairmanship of Sir Arthur Mitchell. Their prestigious office was at 19 St Andrew Square in Edinburgh's First New Town. In 1882 he was elected a Fellow of the

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. His proposers were Thomas Sprague, Dr John Alexander Smith,

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, and James Sanderson. In 1886 he was living at 26 George Street. He ran a chartered accountants firm: Paulin, Sorley & Martin from the same address.Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1886 He died in

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in the south of France on 5 February 1924. He is buried there.

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1853 births 1923 deaths People from Selkirk, Scottish Borders Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh {{UK-bio-stub