The Lord Chancellor of Scotland was a senior pre-Union officer in Scotland. The Acts of Union were twin Acts of Parliament passed in 1707 (taking effect on 26 March) in the Scottish and the English Parliaments. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ...
Holders of the office are known from 1123 onwards, but its duties were occasionally performed by an official of lower status with the title of Keeper of the Great Seal. From the 15th century, the Chancellor was normally a Bishop or an Earl. The Great Seal of Scotland allows the monarch to authorise official documents without having to sign each document individually. ...
At the Union, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England became the first Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, but the Earl of Seafield continued as Lord Chancellor of Scotland until 1708. He was re-appointed in 1713 and sat as an Extraordinary Lord of Session in that capacity until his death in 1730. It has been argued that the office is only in abeyance and could be revived, however recent attempts to abolish the office of Lord Chancellor suggest that this is unlikely to happen. The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, and later of Great Britain was formerly an officer of the English Crown charged with physical custody of the Great Seal of England. ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and in former times Chancellor of England, is one of the most senior and important functionaries in the government of the United Kingdom. ... James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield (1664-1730) was a Scottish nobleman. ... The Court of Session is the supreme civil court in Scotland. ...
See also
List of Lord Chancellors of Scotland William Comyn (1133-1142) William de Malvoisin, Bishop of Glasgow, St Andrews (1199-1211) Robert Kenleith, Abbot of Dunfermline (1249-1251) Gamelin, Bishop of St Andrew’s (1251-1255) Archibald, Bishop of Moray (1255) Richard of Inverkeithing, Bishop of Dunkeld (1255-1257) William Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow (1257-1274...
The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or LordChancellor and in former times the Chancellor of England and the LordChancellor of Scotland, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom, and its predecessor states.
He was the LordChancellor is the President of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, and therefore supervises the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales and the Crown Court of England and Wales.
The LordChancellor is entitled to an annual emolument of £207,736 and to an annual pension of £103,868.
From the 15th century, the Chancellor was normally a Bishop or an Earl.
At the Union, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England became the first Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, but the Earl of Seafield continued as LordChancellor of Scotland until 1708.
He was re-appointed in 1713 and sat as an Extraordinary Lord of Session in that capacity until his death in 1730.
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