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| Born | (1857-07-20)20 July 1857 Leith, Scotland |
| Died | 23 February 1942(1942-02-23) (aged 84) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Burial place | Dean Cemetery |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician, judge |
| Political party | Liberal Unionist |
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| Father | Christian Salvesen |
Edward Theodore Salvesen, Lord Salvesen,PC, FRSE (20 July 1857 – 23 February 1942) was a British lawyer, politician and judge who rose to be aSenator of the College of Justice.[1]
Edward Theodore Salvesen was the son ofChristian Frederik Salvesen (1827–1911), the Norwegian-born founder of the Christian Salvesen shipping line ofLeith. He was born at 20 Charlotte Street in Leith, where his father lived and worked in his early days in Scotland.[2] The family moved to Catherine Bank House on Newhaven Road as his father's fortunes increased.[3] facing onto Bonnington Park House andVictoria Park (the house was demolished c. 1900 to create the Dudley estate).
Salvesen studied law at theUniversity of Edinburgh, and was called to theScottish Bar in 1880, becoming aQueen's Counsel in 1899.[4] He was an unsuccessfulLiberal Unionist parliamentary candidate forLeith Burghs in 1900, and forBute in 1905.[5]
Salvesen's Edinburgh residence was at 40 Drumsheugh Gardens, a large townhouse.[6]
He was appointedSheriff of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk in November 1901,[7][8] serving as such until early 1905.[9] He held office ofSolicitor General for Scotland from 2 February–October 1905.[10]
In October 1905 he was appointed a judge of theCourt of Session,[11] a post he held until 1922.[12] He was also created aSenator of the College of Justice and adopted the title ofLord Salvesen. He was appointed aPrivy Counsellor in 1922[13] and was also a member of theJudicial Committee of the Privy Council.
He was the Lord Rector's Assessor on the Courts of the University of Edinburgh from 1929 to 1933, President of theRoyal Zoological Society of Scotland, Chairman of the Royal Scots Association, Fellow of theRoyal Society of Edinburgh, and President of theRoyal Scottish Geographical Society from 1920 to 1926. He was a Commander of theOrder of the White Rose of Finland andOrder of St. Olav of Norway.[14]
Salvesen died in Edinburgh on 23 February 1942.[15] He is buried in the 20th-century extension toDean Cemetery inEdinburgh against the northmost wall. The bronzes (including a portrait head) are byHenry Snell Gamley.
He married Isabelle Georgine Maxwell Trayner (1865-1939), daughter ofJohn Trayner, Lord Trayner, on 20 July 1886.[16]
His cousin wasHenry Adolph SalvesenFRSE.
Edward T. Salvesen built his holiday homeRisøbank Manor [no] in Mandal, in the county ofVest-Agder, Norway. His father, Christian Salvesen, had acquired the property in 1862. The manor building was designed by the Scottish architectRobert Lorimer and was completed in 1901.[17] It was acquired by the government and the local authorities in 1971.Lindesnes municipality is now responsible for maintenance of the buildings. In 1977 it completed a major refurbishment of Risøbank. The estate is now part of theFurulunden Nature Park.[18]
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