Name
Henry Erskine
Occupation
Advocate
Lord Advocate
Poet
Dean of Faculty
Member of Parliament
Politician
Biographical Info
Oxford DNB
Biographical Notes
Advocate, 23 Feb. 1768. Son of Henry David and Agnes Steuart; m. Christian Fullerton; his son, Henry David, was 12th earl of Buchan. Lord Advocate 1783-4 & 1806-7; MP Haddington 1806, Dumfries 1806-7; retired 1811. Lifelong enemy of Henry Dundas.
Erskine, Henry, 1746-1817
Erskine, Henry, 1746-1817
Life Dates
1746 - 1817

Associated Cases

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Documents Authored

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Title Type Document Title Submitted
LC Volume 02 Petition

Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Fairley, late Distiller at Portnauld, with the Concurrence of four-fifths of his Creditors, who have produced and proved their Debts in the Sequestration, afterwards to be mentioned, and William Fairley, Farmer at Inchinnan, Trustee for the Creditors of the said John Fairley

 		5 Feb 1788
Earl of Mansfield v. The Duke of Queensberry, and other Heritors of the Parish of Dornock Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, Commissioners for Plantation of Kirks and Valuation of Teinds, The Petition of The Right Honourable William Earl of Mansfield and his Curators

 		14 Feb 1797
Duff v. Earl of Fife Petition

Unto the Right Honourable, the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of James, Earl of Fife

 		3 Jan 1795
Heritors of Bourtie v. Minister of Bourtie Petition 22 May 1798
Viscount of Arbuthnott v. Gilles Petition 28 May 1793
Hay v. Lord Meadowbank's Interlocutor Petition

Unto the Right Honourable, the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of James Hay, Writer to the Signet

 		4 Sep 1800
LC Volume 02 Petition

Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Fairley, late Distiller at Portnauld, with concurrence of William Fairley, Farmer at Inchinnan, Trustee chosen by the Creditors of the said John FAirley, on his sequestrated Estate

 		13 Jan 1789
Crichton v. Mackay Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Alexander Crichton Coachmaker in Edinburgh

 		15 Jan 1788
The Earl of Fife v. Mrs Martha M'Kenzie and Elizabeth Fraser Petition

Unto the Right Honourable, the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of James Earl of Fife

 		26 May 1795
Ramsay, et al v. Smith Petition 22 May 1798
Hugh Montgomery v. Strang, Lennox and Company Petition

Unto The Right Honoourable The Lords of Council and Session, The Petition of Robert Strang, Andrew Lennox, and James Alexander, in Company, acting under the Firm of Strang Lennox & Co., Cotton Spinners in Eaglesham

 		18 Jan 1798
Palfrey v. Lord Dreghorn's Interlocutor Petition 23 Dec 1796
Viscount of Arbuthnott v. Gilles Petition 14 Nov 193
Hyslop et al. v. Maxwell Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Robert Hyslop, Tenant in Fairnybirst; John Purves, and Michael Purves, Tenants of a share of the divided Commonty of Langholm; William Little, Son of the deceased William Little, late Tenant in Barros Grosts; and John Brown, formerly Shoemaker, now Carter in Langholm

 		2 Jun 1801
LC Volume 02 Petition

Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Fairley, late Distiller at Portnauld, with concurrence of William Fairley, Farmer at Inchinnan, Trustee chosen by the Creditors of the said John Fairley, on his sequestrated Estate; [Copy 2]

 		13 Jan 1789
Robert Home-Gordon v. Alexander M'Kenzie Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, The Petition of Robert Home Gordon, Esq; of Embo, George Mackeay of Big-House, Esq; and others, real Freeholders of the County of Sutherland

 		11 Feb 1792
Folsetter and Wright v. Lord Justice Clerk's Interlocutor Petition

Unto the Right Honourable, The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of William Folsetter, Son of John Folsetter Blacksmith in Kirkwall, and James Cobban Wright in Kirkwall

 		22 Dec 1786
Kemps v. Ferguson Petition

Unto the Right Honourable, The Lords of Council and Session, The Petition of William Ferguson, Esq; of Raith

 		26 Nov 1801
James Ayton v. James Bruce Petition

Unto the Right Honourable, The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of James Aytone of Kippo, Esq

 		2 Feb 1785
Hamilton v. Cunningham Petition The Petition of Sir William Cunningham of Robertland, Baronet, and William Campbell of Fairfield, Esquire, as representing the late Sir William Cunningham of Robertland, Baronet, and William Campbell of Fairfield, Esquire, their respective Fathers; 27 Jun 1793
Chisholm v. Lord Gardenston's Interlocutor Petition

Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the petition of William Chisholm of Chisholm, Esquire

 		8 Jun 1791
Douglas, Heron, & Company v. William Riddick Petition

Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of William Riddick, Eldest Son of the deceased Robert Riddick of Corbieton

 		25 Nov 1791
Pringle v. Tod Petition 28 May 1793
Alexander Milne v. Freeholders of Aberdeenshire Petition

Unto The Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, The Petition of George Skene, of Skene, Esq

 		13 Dec 1791
Gourlay v. Glen Petition

Unto the Right Honourable, The Lords of Council and Session, The Petition of William Glen, late in Falkirk, now in Forglenhall

 		22 Jan 1788