William Stewart, Lord Allanbridge
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The Honourable Lord Allanbridge |
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| Senator of the College of Justice | |
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In office 1977–1995 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | |
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In office 1972–1974 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth |
| Prime Minister | Heath |
| Preceded by |
David Brand later Lord Brand |
| Succeeded by | The Lord McCluskey |
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| Born |
William Ian Stewart 8 November 1925 |
| Died | 21 June 2012 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1944 - 1946 |
| Rank | Sub-Lieutenant |
| Unit | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
William Ian Stewart, Lord Allanbridge (8 November 1925 – 21 June 2012) was a Scottish lawyer, judge and politician, who served as Solicitor General for Scotland, the country's junior Law Officer from 1972 to 1974, and as a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, from 1977 to 1995.
Stewart was born in 1925, the son of architect John Stewart and his wife, Maysie Shepherd Service. He was educated at Loretto School and studied at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve at the end of the Second World War from 1944 to 1946. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1951 and appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1965.
Stewart followed a traditional career at the Bar, serving as an Advocate Depute from 1959 to 1964 and Home Advocate Depute from 1970 to 1972. He also served two non-consecutive years on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, from 1969 to 1970 and 1976 to 1977.
In 1972, he became Solicitor General for Scotland in the Conservative government of Ted Heath. The Solicitor General was the junior of the two Law Officers then existing in respect of Scotland, the senior being the Lord Advocate, an office held at the time by Norman Wylie, MP for Edinburgh Pentlands. Stewart lost his position at the 1974 election, which was won by the Labour Party. From April to December that year, he served as temporary Sheriff Principal of Dumfries and Galloway, the post vacated by his successor as Solicitor General, John McCluskey (later Lord McCluskey).
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