James Beveridge Thomson [SEP] date of death
James Beveridge Thomson
Sir James Beveridge Thomson, KBE, SMN, PMN, PJK (24 March 1902 – 31 March 1983), was a Scottish jurist and barrister who was the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia. He was also Chief Justice of Fiji.
Life.
Born in Clydebank, Scotland, he attended George Watson's College and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with first class honours in history.
He was called to the English Bar (Middle Temple) in 1929. He was a
, MA, b. 17 Aug 1786, d. 29 Mar 1822; Sarah Couper, b. 5 Apr 1788, d.(date unknown); Robert Thomson Couper, b. 6 Jan 1790, d. 4 Feb 1803; William Couper, M.D., b. 30 Apr 1792, d. 4 Aug 1857; Henry Glassford Couper, b. 20 May 1793, d. 27 Oct 1800; Henry Couper, b. 20 Sep 1801, d.(date unknown)
External links.
- University of Glasgow Story; People; James Couper
- Family Research, Community