The Lord Blanesburgh | |
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
In office 12 October 1923 – 27 April 1937 | |
Preceded by | The Viscount Cave |
Succeeded by | The Lord Wright |
Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office 1919–1923 | |
Preceded by | Sir Henry Duke |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Sargant |
Justice of the High Court | |
In office 1915–1919 | |
Preceded by | Sir Thomas Warrington |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Robert Younger, Baron Blanesburgh, GBE, PC (12 September 1861 – 17 August 1946) was a British barrister and judge. The scion of a Scottish brewing family, he practised at the bar of England and Wales, before being appointed to the High Court in 1915, the Court of Appeal in 1919, and the House of Lords in 1923. He served as a law lord until 1937, when failing eyesight forced his retirement.