Leslie Scott (UK politician)
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Sir Leslie Frederic Scott, KC, PC (28 October 1869 – 19 May 1950) was a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
, and later a senior judge.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Liverpool Exchange
at the December 1910 general election, and held the seat until he retired from Parliament
at the 1929 general election
.
Scott was Solicitor General
for six months in 1922, until fall of the Lloyd George
-led coalition government, and was knight
ed the same year. He had hoped to be appointed Attorney General
, but never reached that office.
He was made a privy counselor
in 1927, and after leaving the House of Commons
, he returned to his private legal practice. In 1935 he was appointed as an Appeals Court
judge, and in 1940 became the senior lord justice. He retired in 1948, and died in Oxford
in 1950.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, and later a senior judge.
He was elected as 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 Liverpool Exchange
Liverpool Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool Exchange was a borough constituency within the city of Liverpool in England, centred around Liverpool Exchange railway station. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.The...
at the December 1910 general election, and held the seat until he retired from Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
at the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
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.
Scott was Solicitor General
Solicitor General for England and Wales
Her Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law...
for six months in 1922, until fall of the Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
-led coalition government, and was knight
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
ed the same year. He had hoped to be appointed Attorney General
Attorney General for England and Wales
Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in...
, but never reached that office.
He was made a privy counselor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1927, and after leaving the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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, he returned to his private legal practice. In 1935 he was appointed as an Appeals Court
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is the second most senior court in the English legal system, with only the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom above it...
judge, and in 1940 became the senior lord justice. He retired in 1948, and died in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
in 1950.