Arthur Dewar, Lord Dewar (1860 – 14 June1917) was a Scottish politician and judge. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ...
Born in Perth, the fourth son of John Dewar, distiller, he was educated at Edinburgh University. He was admitted to the Scottish Bar in 1885. He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South from 1899-1900 and from 1906-1910. He briefly served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1909-1910. He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice in 1910, taking the judicial title Lord Dewar, serving until his death. The Royal Burgh of Perth (Peairt in Scottish Gaelic) is a large burgh in central Scotland. ... The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 as a renowned centre for teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The Faculty of Advocates is the collective term by which what in England are called barristers are known in Scotland. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Her Majestys Solicitor General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-lagha a Chrùin an Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Executive on Scots Law. ... The Court of Session is the supreme civil court in Scotland. ...
After the 1997 general election, Dewar turned his back on UK posts in the cabinet and the chance to become one of the most senior figures in the Blair government, and returned to Scotland, to the job he had long coveted, Scottish secretary.
Dewar had not spoken to Irvine from the time he left with his wife in 1970 until the two were pushed together at the funeral of John Smith, more than two decades later.
Dewar earned himself the label of "father of the nation" in some papers but it never took hold, not least because he was embarrassed by it.
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