Edward Theodore Salvesen, Lord Salvesen PC QC LLD (Edin.) (20 July 1857 - 23 February 1942) was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge. Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... Cherie Booth QC wearing her ceremonial robes (including full-bottomed wig) as Queens Counsel at the Bar of England and Wales. ... Legum Doctor (English: Doctor of Laws; abbreviated to LL.D.) In the UK and Canada the LL.D. is a doctorate usually awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive publications, containing significant and original contributions to the science or study of law. ... The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 as a renowned centre for teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

The son of Christian Salvesen, shipowner, Leith, he was educated at Edinburgh University and called to the Scottish Bar in 1880, becoming a Queen's Counsel in 1899. He was unsuccessful Liberal Unionist parliamentary candidate for Leith Burghs in 1900 and for Bute in 1905. Formerly a municipal burgh,[1] Leith is a town at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is the port of Edinburgh, 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. ... Cherie Booth QC wearing her ceremonial robes (including full-bottomed wig) as Queens Counsel at the Bar of England and Wales. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | UK political parties | Historical liberal parties ... Edinburgh Leith was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Buteshire and Caithness were constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918. ...

He was Sheriff of Roxburghshire, Berwickshire and Selkirkshire from 1901-1905 and held office as Solicitor General for Scotland from February-October 1905. In 1905 he was appointed a judge of the Court of Session, a post he held until 1922. He was appointed a Privy Council in 1922 and was also a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Roxburghshire (Siorrachd Rosbroig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Berwickshire (Siorrachd Bhearaig in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council and a Lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. ... Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a registration county of Scotland. ... 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. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. ...

He was the Lord Rector's Assessor on the Courts of Edinburgh University from 1929-1933, President of the Zoological Society of Scotland, Chairman of the Royal Scots Association, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society from 1920-1926. The Royal Society of Edinburghs Building on the corner of George St. ... The Royal Scottish Geographical Society is a learned society in Scotland, founded in 1884. ...

He was a Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland and Order of St. Olav of Norway. There are three official orders in Finland: the Order of the Cross of Liberty, the Order of the White Rose of Finland (Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta) and the Order of the Lion of Finland. ... Order of St. ...