Hugh Barclay

Background

Barclay was descended from the old Barclay family of Fife, and was born on 18 January 1799 in Glasgow, where his father was a merchant.

Career

In 1829 he was appointed sheriff-substitute of the western district of Perthshire, and in 1833 sheriff-substitute of the county. He died at his residence at Early-bank, Craigie, Ayrshire, near Perth, on 1 February 1884, having for several years been the oldest judge in Scotland.

Works

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  • Law of Highways: The General Turnpike Act, the General Statute Labour Act for Scotland, and the ... 1847 Hardcover

    (Lang:- English, Pages 243. Reprinted in 2013 with the hel...)

  • Public-Houses Statutes

Membership

After serving his apprenticeship as a law agent he was admitted a member of the Glasgow faculty in 1821.