James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde

For other people named James Clyde, see James Clyde (disambiguation).

James Latham McDiarmid Clyde, Lord Clyde, PC (30 October 1898 – 30 June 1975) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.

The Right Honourable Lord Clyde PC
Clyde in 1951
Lord Justice General
In office 23 December 1954 – 25 April 1972
Preceded by	The Lord Cooper of Culross
Succeeded by	The Lord Emslie
Lord Advocate
In office 7 November 1951 – 6 January 1955
Preceded by	John Wheatley
Succeeded by	William Milligan
Parliamentary Representation Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal In office 1955 – 1975 Life Peerage Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North In office 23 February 1950 – 23 December 1954 Preceded by George Willis Succeeded by William Milligan
Personal details
Born	(1898-10-30)30 October 1898
Died	30 June 1975(1975-06-30) (aged 76)
Political party	Unionist

Life

Born on 30 October 1898 at Heriot Row, Edinburgh, Clyde was the eldest son of Anna Margaret McDiarmid (d. 1956), (daughter of Professor Peter Wallwork Latham of Cambridge) and James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde.^[1] He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Trinity College, Oxford and the University of Edinburgh, and was admitted as an advocate in 1924^[1] and as a King's Counsel in 1936.^[2]

He was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for Midlothian South and Peebles at the 1945 general election,^[3] and was elected as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North at the 1950 election,^[4] holding the seat until December 1954.

He was appointed a Privy Counsellor and Lord Advocate in 1951,^[5] and in 1954 was raised to the bench as Lord President,^[6] with the judicial title Lord Clyde. He held this office until 1972.^[7] His father had previously also served as Lord Advocate and Lord President.

His son, James Clyde, Baron Clyde became a member of the Court of Session and latterly a Law Lord.

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Who Was Who