Norman Russell Wylie
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The Right Honourable The Lord Wylie PC |
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Portrait by Walter Bird
Taken 10 June 1964 |
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| Lord Advocate | |
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In office 1970–1974 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Stephen Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Ronald King Murray |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | |
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In office April 1964 – October 1964 |
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| Preceded by | David Anderson |
| Succeeded by | James Leechman |
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Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands |
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In office 15 October 1964 – 28 February 1974 |
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| Preceded by | John Hope |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal |
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In office 1974 – 2005 Life Peerage |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1923 Elderslie, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 7 September 2005 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Unionist Party (until 1965) |
| Alma mater |
St Edmund Hall, Oxford University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Fleet Air Arm
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| Years of service | 1942 - 1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Norman Russell Wylie, Lord Wylie, PC (26 October 1923 – 7 September 2005) was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician.
Born in Elderslie, he was educated at Paisley Grammar School, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. He served in the Fleet Air Arm from 1942 to 1946. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh Pentlands between October 1964 and February 1974. Between 1970 and 1974 he held the title of Lord Advocate, having briefly been Solicitor General for Scotland from April to October 1964. He was a Senator of the College of Justice from 1974 to 1990, and later served as a Justice of Appeal in the Republic of Botswana from 1994 to 1996.
His son Neville Wylie is an Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham.
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