Loreburn, Robert T. Reid (Robert Threshie Reid), Earl, 1846-1923

Robert Threshie Reid was born 3 April 1846 and was a native of Dumfriesshire. He was educated at Cheltenham College and he studied at Balliol College, Oxford. He became a Barrister in 1871 and a QC in 1882. Reid was also an M.P., for Hereford in 1880 and for Dumfries 1886-1905. He became Solicitor-General and then Attorney-General in 1894. Between 1905 and 1912 he was Lord Chancellor. He received a Baronetcy in 1906, and was knighted in 1894. He was also decorated for his services in connection with the Venezuela Boundary Arbitration Commission. His publications include Capture at sea (1913) and How the war came (1919). Sir Robert Threshie Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn, died on 30 November 1923.

From the guide to the Letters of Sir Robert Threshie Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn (1846-1923), 1900-1906, (Edinburgh University Library)

Lord Loreburn was Lord Chancellor between 1905 and 1912

From the guide to the Manuscript of speeches made by Lord Crewe, Lord Lansdowne, and Lord Loreburn in the Library of the House of Lords on Monday, 27th July, 1908, on the occasion of the presentation to the Lord Chancellor, Lord Loreburn, of his portrait painted by Sir George Reid, 1908, (GB 206 Leeds University Library)