Family and Education
b. 23 Oct. 1773, 1st s. of George Jeffrey (d. 1812) of Charles Street, Edinburgh, depute clerk of session, and Henrietta, da. of John Louden, farmer, of Lanark. educ. John Cockburn’s sch., Edinburgh; Edinburgh h.s. 1781-7; Glasgow Univ. 1787-9; Edinburgh Univ. 1789-90, 1792-3; Queen’s, Oxf. 1791-2; adv. 1794, dean of faculty 1829-30. m. (1) 1 Nov. 1801, Catherine (d. 8 Aug. 1805), da. of Prof. Charles Wilson of St. Andrews Univ., 1s. d.v.p.; (2) 1 Oct. 1813, in New York, Charlotte, da. of Charles Wilkes, banker, of New York, 1 da. d. 26 Jan. 1850.
Offices Held
Ld. advocate Dec. 1830 – May 1834; ld. of session (Lord Jeffrey) 1834 – d.
Ld. rect. Glasgow Univ. 1820 – 22.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: 24 Moray Place; Craigcrook, Costorphine, Edinburgh.
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
JEFFREY, Francis (1773-1850)
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