Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the elder (1685–1753) was a Scottish

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 judge.

The second son of Robert Dundas (d. 1726) he served as Solicitor General for Scotland

Solicitor General for Scotland

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 from 1717 to 1720 and as Lord Advocate

Lord Advocate

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 from 1720 to 1725. He was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates

Faculty of Advocates

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 from 1721.

He was Member of Parliament

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 for Midlothian from 1722 to 1727, 1727 to 1734 and 1734–7; He was chief adviser of Lord Ilay

Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll

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's opponents. He was Lord President of the Court of Session from 1748 to 1753. In 1728 he reintroduced into Scottish juries the possible verdicts of guilty or not guilty as against proven or not proven

Not proven

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Part of a remarkable Scottish legal and political dynasty, his father Robert Dundas had been an MP and judge, as were his son Robert Dundas

Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the younger

Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the younger was a Scottish judge.The eldest son of Robert Dundas , he was deducated at Edinburgh University and studied Roman law at Utrecht University....

 (1713–1787) and grandson Robert Dundas

Robert Dundas of Arniston

-Background:Part of a remarkable Scottish legal and political dynasty, Dundas was the son of Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the younger. His great-grandfather Robert Dundas had been an MP and judge, as were his grandfather Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the elder....

 (1758–1819). His son Henry Dundas

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville PC and Baron Dunira was a Scottish lawyer and politician. He was the first Secretary of State for War and the last person to be impeached in the United Kingdom....

 was a lawyer and politician.