Moir Tod Stormonth Darling, Lord Stormonth-Darling
Moir Tod Stormonth Darling, Lord Stormonth-Darling FRSE DL LLD (3 November 1844 – 2 June 1912) was a Scottish Conservative Party[1] politician and judge.
Life
He was born on 3 November 1844, the son of James Stormonth Darling WS and his wife Elizabeth Moir Tod. He was educated at Kelso Grammar School then studied Law at Edinburgh University, graduating MA.
In November 1888, he was elected in an unopposed by-election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities.[1] from 1888 appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland. He resigned the seat in 1890, when he was appointed to judiciary as a Lord of Session,[1] an office which he held until 1908[2]
In 1897 he was President of the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club and gave the Toast to Sir Walter at the club's annual dinner. In 1900 he featured in a set of Copes cigarette cards of well known golfers. The card, numbered 49, depicts him standing in a bunker and is entitled "Duffers Yet".
He was a Director of both Scottish Provident and the Bank of Scotland, a member of the Court of Edinburgh University, a Railway Commissioner for Scotland and (like his father) a member of the Royal Company of Archers. He wrote books on golf and also collected ballads.[3]
In later years he lived at 10 Great Stuart Street, an impressive Georgian townhouse on the Moray Estate in Edinburgh's West End.[4]
He died at home on 2 June 1912 aged 67.
Family
He was married to Ethel Hay Young, daughter of Major William Baird Young (a relation of Brigham Young), in 1892.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 571. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/misc/lordofsessions.htm
- ↑ Seekers of Truth: The Scottish Founders of Modern Public Accountancy, by Thomas Alexander Lee
- ↑ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911-12
- ↑ https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Moir Darling
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Macdonald |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh & St Andrews Universities 1888–1890 |
Succeeded by Charles John Pearson |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by James Robertson |
Solicitor General for Scotland 1888 – 1890 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Pearson |