Sir John Muirhead | |
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| Born | 19 April 1889 |
| Died | 17 February 1972 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Territorial Army |
| Years of service | 1912–1946 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands | VI Corps Signals (1915–17) 51st (Highland) Division Signals (1917–18) 52nd (Lowland) Division Signals (1921–29) Glasgow University Officers Training Corps, (1929–32) 74th (City of Glasgow) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (1938–41) 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade (1941) 4th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (1941–42) 1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade (1942) |
| Battles / wars | Western Front (World War I) Siege of Tobruk |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (5) Territorial Decoration |
| Other work | Lecturer in Roman Law, Glasgow University President, Law Society of Scotland Dean, Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow Chairman, George Outram & Co |
Brigadier Sir John Spencer Muirhead, DSO, MC, TD, DL (19 April 1889 – 17 February 1972) was a Scottish solicitor, academic, and Territorial Army officer in both World Wars. He was President of the Law Society of Scotland in 1950, and was Dean of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow in 1952.