John Farley Leith
John Farley Leith, QC (5 May 1808 – 4 April 1887)[1] was a British lawyer and Liberal politician.
John Farley Leith QC MP | |
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 1879 caricature of John Farley Leith in Vanity Fair | |
| Member of Parliament for Aberdeen | |
| In office 29 June 1872 – 3 April 1880 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Sykes |
| Succeeded by | John Webster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1808 |
| Died | (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Education | University of Aberdeen |
He was the eldest son of James Urquhart Murray Leith, of Barrach, Aberdeenshire and educated at Marischal College and Aberdeen University. He studied law at the Middle Temple and was called to the bar in 1830.[2]
He practised as a barrister in the Calcutta High Court from 1832 to 1846 and was then Professor of Law at the East India Company's Haileybury College from 1853 to 1857. He was made QC in 1872 and a bencher in 1874.[3]
He was elected MP for Aberdeen at a by-election in 1872 but stood down at the 1880 general election.[4]
He died in 1887. In 1832 he had married Alicia Anne, the daughter of Samuel Tomkins of London, with whom he had issue.[2]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
- "Men at the Bar". Wikisource. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- Dictionary of Indian Biography. p. 249.
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Leith
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by William Henry Sykes |
Member of Parliament for Aberdeen 1872 – 1880 |
Succeeded by John Webster |