Background
O'Brien, Frederick William Fitzgerald was born on July 19, 1917 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Charles Henry Fitzgerald and Helen Jane (MacDonald) O'B.
O'Brien, Frederick William Fitzgerald was born on July 19, 1917 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Charles Henry Fitzgerald and Helen Jane (MacDonald) O'B.
Master of Arts, University Edinburgh, 1938. Bachelor of Laws, University Edinburgh, 1940.
Solicitor, Edinburgh, 1946-1947;
advocate, Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh, 1947-1960;
Queen's Counsel, Scotland, 1960-1975;
sheriff principal, North Strathclyde, Scotland, 1975-1978;
sheriff principal, Lothian and Borders, 1978-1990. Part time sheriff principal Orkney, Shetland, Caithness, Sutherland, 1965-1975. Commissioner Mental Welfare Commission, Scotland, 1962-1965.
Chairman Sheriff Court Rules Council, Scotland, 1975-1981. Senior advocate deputy Crown Office, Scotland, 1964-1965.
Chairman Northern Lighthouse Board, Scotland, 1983-1984, 85-87, Sir Walter Scott Club, Edinburgh, 1989-1992. Convener General Council University Edinburgh, 1980-1984. Honorary president Royal High School Foreign Policy Club, Edinburgh, 1982-1991.
Member New Club Edinburgh.
Married Audrey Muriel Owen. Children: Susan Joyce, Frederick David Fitzgerald, Owen Neil.