Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie

Norman Russell Wylie, Lord Wylie, PC (26 October 1923 – 7 September 2005) was a British Conservative and Scottish Unionist politician.


Lord Wylie

Norman Wylie
Member of Parliament
for Edinburgh Pentlands
In office
15 October 1964  8 February 1974
Preceded byJohn Hope
Succeeded byMalcolm Rifkind
Personal details
Born
Norman Russell Wylie

(1923-10-26)26 October 1923
Elderslie, Scotland
Died7 September 2005(2005-09-07) (aged 81)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Unionist (before 1965)
EducationPaisley Grammar School
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service Royal Navy
Years of service19421946
UnitFleet Air Arm

Born in Elderslie, he was educated at Paisley Grammar School, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. He served in the Fleet Air Arm from 1942 to 1946. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh Pentlands between October 1964 and February 1974. Between 1970 and 1974 he held the title of Lord Advocate, having briefly been Solicitor General for Scotland from April to October 1964.[1] He was a Senator of the College of Justice from 1974 to 1990, and later served as a Justice of Appeal in the Republic of Botswana from 1994 to 1996.

His son Neville Wylie is an Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham.[2]

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Hope
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands
1964Feb 1974
Succeeded by
Malcolm Rifkind
Legal offices
Preceded by
David Anderson
Solicitor General for Scotland
April–October 1964
Succeeded by
James Leechman
Preceded by
Henry Wilson
Lord Advocate
1970–1974
Succeeded by
Ronald King Murray
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