George Reid Thomson, Lord Thomson (1893 - 15 April 1962) was a Scottish politician and judge.

Educated at the South African College, Cape Town

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, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford

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, he was a Captain in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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 in World War I

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He was admitted as an advocate

Faculty of Advocates

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 in 1922, and appointed a King's Counsel

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 in 1936. He was an Advocate Depute from 1940 to 1945.
He sat as Member of Parliament

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 for Edinburgh East

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 from October 1945 until October 1947 and served as Lord Advocate

Lord Advocate

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 from October 1945. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor

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 in 1945.

In October 1947 he was raised to the bench

Court of Session

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 as Lord Justice Clerk

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, with the judicial title Lord Thomson. He held this office until his death in 1962.

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