Ernest Wedderburn was an enthusiastic amateur scientist, and first Treasurer then Vice President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
14 Facts About Ernest Wedderburn
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Ernest Wedderburn was distantly related, through his father, to 18th-century Lord of Session, Peter Wedderburn, Lord Chesterhall, and to the latter's son, Lord Chancellor Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn.
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Ernest Wedderburn was educated at George Watson's College then studied law at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MA in 1904 and an LLB in 1907.
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Ernest Wedderburn was appointed Assistant Director of Experiments at the Ministry of Defence's site at Shoeburyness, Essex, was mentioned twice in despatches and awarded a military OBE.
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Ernest Wedderburn practised with the firm until that merger in 1922, when he took up the post of Professor of Conveyancing in the Faculty of Law of the University of Edinburgh, in succession to Professor Mounsey.
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Ernest Wedderburn demitted the Chair in 1935, and was succeeded by Harry H Monteath.
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Ernest Wedderburn served as Chairman of the Law Society in its first year, resigning in 1950.
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Ernest Wedderburn continued this enthusiasm in later in life, following George Chrystal's work on seiches on the Scottish lochs.
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Ernest Wedderburn was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 21 January 1907.
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Ernest Wedderburn's proposers were Sir John Murray, George Chrystal, Thomas Nicol Johnston, and William Peddie.
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Ernest Wedderburn served as vice president from 1947 to 1950.
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Ernest Wedderburn was closely involved with the Scottish Meteorological Society, and published an article on its history in the November 1955 edition of the journal Weather.
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Ernest Wedderburn remained Deputy Keeper of the Signet throughout his tenure as Chairman of the General Council, retiring from the position in 1954.
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Ernest Wedderburn died on 3 June 1958 at his home at 6 Succoth Gardens, in Edinburgh's West End.