Andrew Dewar Gibb
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Andrew Dewar Gibb
Andrew Dewar Gibb (Gaelic: Aindrea Mac an Deòir MacIlleBhrìghde; 13 February 1888 - 24 January 1974) was a Scottish politician, barrister and professor.
Born in Paisley, Gibb studied at the University of Glasgow, graduating in arts in 1910 and law in 1913.[1]
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Legal and academic career
Following graduation, Gibb first became a member of the Scottish bar in 1914 and, following service in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during World War I, became a member of the English bar in 1919.[2] After the war, he practised law in England and held posts as a lecturer in Scots law at the University of Cambridge (appointed in 1929) and as a lecturer in English law at the University of Edinburgh (appointed in 1931).[1] In 1934, he was appointed Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow, and from 1937 to 1939 and 1945 to 1947 was Dean of the University's Law Faculty.[3] In 1947, Gibb became a King's Counsel, and from 1955 to 1957 he was the Chairman of the Saltire Society. He retired from his professorship in 1958.
Political career
During the 1920s, Gibb was an active Unionist Party politician and stood unsuccessfully for Parliament. However, in the 1930s he became a Scottish nationalist, initially as a member of the Scottish Party.[1] In 1934, he became a founder member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). He was the second leader of the SNP, serving from 1936 until 1940.[3] He stood for the party in the Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1936, taking 31.1% of the vote and second place in the poll, but was less successful at the 1938 by-election, his share falling to 18.2%.[3]
Publications
- With Winston Churchill at the Front, 1924
- Sale of Goods on CIF and FOB Terms: A Guide to the Decisions, 1924
- The International Law of Jurisdiction in Scotland and England, 1926
- International Private Law of Scotland in the 16th and 17th Centuries, 1928
- Scotland in Eclipse, 1930[4]
- The Trial of Motor Car Accident Cases, 1930
- Select Cases in the Law of Scotland, 1933
- Scottish Empire, 1937
- A Preface to Scots Law, 1944
- Student's Glossary of Legal Terms, 1946
- Law from over the Border: A Short Account of a Strange Jurisdiction, 1950
- Scotland Resurgent, 1950
- Perjury Unlimited: A Monograph on Nuremberg, 1954
- Fragmenta Legis, 1955
- Judicial Corruption in the United Kingdom, 1957
References
- ^ a b c [1] Ewen A. Cameron, ‘Gibb, Andrew Dewar (1888–1974)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oct 2009; online edn, Sept 2010
- ^ Farmer, Lindsay (2001). "Under the Shadow over Parliament House: The Strange Case of Legal Nationalism". In Farmer, Lindsay; Veitch, Scott. The State of Scots Law. Butterworths. p. 155.
- ^ a b c The University of Glasgow Story: Andrew Dewar Gibb, University of Glasgow
- ^ A controversial quote from the book which has received a wide audience expresses anamosity to Irish immigrants in Scotland. "Wheresoever knives and razors are used, wheresoever sneak thefts and petty pilfering are easy and safe, wheresoever dirty acts of sexual baseness are committed, there you will find the Irishman in Scotland with all but a monopoly." See Alex Massie (2009) Spectator[2]; David Moody (1988, p. 75) Scottish Family History.[3] Margery Palmer McCulloch (2009, p. 99) Scottish Modernism and Its Contexts 1918-1959: Literature, National Identity and Cultural Exchange.[4] Massie describes Dewar Gibb's expressed view as bigoted and racist.
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| Preceded by William Gloag |
Regius Professor of Law 1934–1958 |
Succeeded by David Maxwell Walker |
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| Preceded by Alexander MacEwan |
National Chairman (Leader) of the Scottish National Party 1936–1940 |
Succeeded by William Power |
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