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Robert Dundas of Arniston, the elder, 2nd Lord Arniston (1685–1753) was a Scottish lawyer, and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1737. In 1728 he reintroduced into Scottish juries the possible verdicts of guilty or not guilty as against proven or not proven .
Life. Robert was born 6 June 1758 at Arniston House south of Edinburgh. He was the eldest son of Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger and his second wife, Jean, daughter of William Grant, Lord Prestongrange. Around 1766 the family took additional accommodation at Adam's Court in Edinburgh.
Biography. Robert Dundas was the second son of Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, a judge of the court of session, who died in 1726, by Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Sinclair of Stevenson. Robert Dundas of Arniston the elder followed his father in the legal profession.
- December 9, 1685
- August 26, 1753
7 de abr. de 2008 · Who was Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston? Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston (also known as Robert Dundas the Elder), was the second son of Robert Dundas, the 2nd Lord Arniston (died 1726). He inherited the Arniston estate because his elder brother, James, died before their father.
Robert Dundas of Arniston, the Elder, 2nd Lord Arniston (1685-1753) fue un abogado escocés y político conservador que se sentó en la Cámara de los Comunes de 1722 a 1737. En 1728 reintrodujo en los jurados escoceses los posibles veredictos de culpabilidad o no . culpable frente a probado o no probado .
Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston (1650–1726) was a Scottish politician and ordinary lord of session. Life. He was the eldest son of Sir James Dundas, Lord Arniston, by Marion, daughter of Robert, Lord Boyd.
Robert Dundas of Arniston, the elder (1685–1753) was a Scottish judge. The second son of Robert Dundas (d. 1726) he served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1717 to 1720 and as Lord Advocate from 1720 to 1725. He was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1721.
