John Boyd Kinnear
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John Boyd Kinnear was a Scottish lawyer, writer and radical Liberal
politician.
Kinnear was the son of Charles Kinnear of Kinloch and his wife Christian Boyd Greenshields. He was educated at Edinburgh University
and St Andrews University
. He became a Scottish Advocate in 1850 and from 1852 to 1856 was political secretary to the Lord Advocate
of Scotland James Moncreiff
. In 1855 he was called to the bar at Inner Temple
and was a J.P.
He was an extensive writer on jurisprudence and other topics including religion and women's rights.
In the 1885 general election
, he was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for East Fife. However in 1886
he stood as a Liberal Unionist and was defeated by future prime minister Herbert Henry Asquith
.
Kinnear died at the age of 92.
Kinnear married Sarah Harriet Frith in 1852. She died in 1866 and he married secondly in 1868, Teresa Bassano of Venice.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
Kinnear was the son of Charles Kinnear of Kinloch and his wife Christian Boyd Greenshields. He was educated at Edinburgh University
University of Edinburgh
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and St Andrews University
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
. He became a Scottish Advocate in 1850 and from 1852 to 1856 was political secretary to the Lord Advocate
Lord Advocate
Her Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...
of Scotland James Moncreiff
James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff
James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff FRSE , was a Scottish lawyer and politician.The son of Sir James Wellwood Moncreiff, 9th Baronet, a Scottish judge, he was educated at Edinburgh University and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1833.He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in...
. In 1855 he was called to the bar at Inner Temple
Inner Temple
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and was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
He was an extensive writer on jurisprudence and other topics including religion and women's rights.
In the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for East Fife. However in 1886
United Kingdom general election, 1886
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
he stood as a Liberal Unionist and was defeated by future prime minister Herbert Henry Asquith
H. H. Asquith
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...
.
Kinnear died at the age of 92.
Kinnear married Sarah Harriet Frith in 1852. She died in 1866 and he married secondly in 1868, Teresa Bassano of Venice.
Publications
- A comparison of the bankruptcy systems of England and Scotland W. Maxwell, 1858
- Suggestions relative to the improvement of Court of Session procedure Bell and Bradfute, 1863
- Digest of House of Lords cases decided on appeal from Scotland, 1709 to 1864 Bell & Bradfute, 1865
- The right of women to labour F. Bell, 1873
- Principles of property in land Smith, Elder, 1880
- Principles of Civil Government Smith, Elder & Co., 1887
- The education of women Women's Emancipation Union, 1892
- The foundations of religion Smith, Elder, 1905