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James Ivory, Lord Ivory

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was engaged in making inquiries into the state of the Scottish burghs, Ivory was examined with reference to the municipal condition of Dundee, and strongly advocated for the abolition of self-election, which was then prevalent in the town councils of Scotland, and continued in force until 1833.
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As a lawyer Ivory was distinguished by the subtlety of his reasoning, his minuteness of detail, and profound erudition. He was not a fluent orator, but in the early part of his career, when legal argument was conducted in writing, be obtained a high reputation.
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In 1817 he married Ann Laurie (d.1869), a daughter of Alexander Lawrie, deputy gazette writer for Scotland. His fourth son, William Ivory, was sheriff of Inverness-shire. Another son
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until his retirement in October 1862. For several years before that date he was the senior judge of both courts.
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in 1810, and in that year was enrolled as a burgess of Dundee. When, in 1819, the select committee of the
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In 1849 he was appointed a lord of justiciary (taking the title of Lord Ivory), and served both in the
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Ivory died at his Edinburgh home of 9 Ainslie Place on 18 October 1866. He is buried in
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on 29 February 1792. His family lived and ran a business from the High Street in Dundee
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The son of Thomas Ivory, watchmaker and engraver, he was born in
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Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006).
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under Lord Melbourne's ministry in 1839, was made a
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Dundee
Sir James Ivory
James Ivory, the watchmaker
Dundee Academy
University of Edinburgh
Faculty of Advocates
House of Commons
advocate depute
Francis Jeffrey
Lord advocate
Sheriff of Caithness
Buteshire
Solicitor-General for Scotland
Lord Ordinary of Session
Court of Exchequer
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Court of Session
High Court of Justiciary
New Calton Cemetery
Francis Jeffery Ivory
Queensland
Australia
Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Council


Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index

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