Norman Russell Wylie, Lord Wylie, PC (26 October 1923 – 7 September 2005) was a Scottish Conservative and Scottish Unionist politician, lawyer, and judge.
Lord Wylie | |
|---|---|
 Norman Wylie | |
| Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 8 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | John Hope |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Norman Russell Wylie 26 October 1923 Elderslie, Scotland |
| Died | 7 September 2005 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Unionist (before 1965) |
| Education | Paisley Grammar School |
| Alma mater | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Unit | Fleet Air Arm |
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 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.[1] 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.[2]
References edit
- ^ "No. 18240". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 April 1964. p. 271.
- ^ "Neville Wylie biography – School of Politics and International Relations – University of Nottingham". Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
External links edit
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Norman Wylie
- Tam Dalyell The Independent (10 September 2005) at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007)
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