David Dundas, Lord Dundas (8 June 1854 – 14 February 1922) was a Scottish politician and judge.

The youngest son of George Dundas, one of the Senators of the College of Justice

Senator of the College of Justice

The Senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of Senator: Lords of Session ; Lords Commissioner of Justiciary ; and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court...

 in Scotland, and of late Elizabeth Mackenzie, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy

Edinburgh Academy

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, Balliol College, Oxford

Balliol College, Oxford

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 and Edinburgh University.

He was admitted to the Scottish Bar

Faculty of Advocates

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 in 1878, and was an Advocate Depute from 1890–1892, Interim Sheriff

Sheriff

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 of Argyllshire from 1896-1898. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel

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 in 1897.

Unsuccessful Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 parliamentary candidate for Linlithgowshire

Linlithgowshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 at the 1900 General Election, he held office as Solicitor General for Scotland

Solicitor General for Scotland

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 in the Conservative government from 1903 until 1905, when he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice with the judicial title Lord Dundas.