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Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee

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His Edinburgh address in 1775 was Browns Square. Around 1780 he bought the Dean estate, of Nisbet family fame, and lived at Dean House (later replaced by
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in 1748 and elected joint town-clerk of the city of Glasgow. In 1755 he resigned the office of sheriff-depute to become solicitor of the
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He died at Barskimming, Ayrshire, on 27 September 1789 and was interred in the family vault at
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on 3 November 1717 the second son of Janet Hamilton and her husband, William Miller of Glenlee
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in 1760. From 1762 until 1764 he also held the title of Rector of the University of Glasgow.
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An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: Brunton, Haig and Lockhart
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and was created Lord Glenlee, Baronet of Glenlee, in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
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Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
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in 1783, and served as the society's first vice-president, 1783 to 1786.
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in 1766, taking the judicial title Lord Barskimming. In 1788, he became
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Cameo of Sir Thomas Miller, 1789, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, Angus (July 2006).
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This Scottish business-related biographical article is a
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FRSE
advocate
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
WS
Kirkcudbrightshire
University of Glasgow
University of Edinburgh
Faculty of Advocates
sheriff-depute of Kirkcudbright
Excise
Solicitor General for Scotland
Lord Advocate
Member of Parliament
Dumfries Burghs
Rector of the University of Glasgow
bench
Lord Justice Clerk
Lord President of the Court of Session
Dean Cemetery
Stair
John Murdoch of Rosebank
Lord Provost of Glasgow
Sir William Miller, Lord Glenlee
Patrick Miller of Dalswinton
Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index
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