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James Anderson (lawyer)

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James Anderson (5 August 1662 – 3 April 1728), Scottish antiquary and historian, was born at Edinburgh. [1]

14 relations: Act of Settlement 1701, Acts of Union 1707, Edinburgh, John Sturt, Kingdom of Scotland, Lawyer, Parliament of Scotland, Postmaster General for Scotland, Pound Scots, Scotland, Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet, Solicitor, Thomas Ruddiman, William Robertson (historian).

Act of Settlement 1701

The Act of Settlement is an Act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English and Irish crowns on Protestants only.

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Acts of Union 1707

The Acts of Union were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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John Sturt

John Sturt (6 April 1658 – August 1730) was an English engraver, apprenticed to Robert White.

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Kingdom of Scotland

The Kingdom of Scotland (Rìoghachd na h-Alba; Kinrick o Scotland) was a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843.

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Lawyer

A lawyer or attorney is a person who practices law, as an advocate, attorney, attorney at law, barrister, barrister-at-law, bar-at-law, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor at law, or solicitor, but not as a paralegal or charter executive secretary.

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Parliament of Scotland

The Parliament of Scotland was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland.

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Postmaster General for Scotland

The Postmaster General for Scotland, based in Edinburgh, was responsible for the postal service in the Kingdom of Scotland from approximately 1616 until the Act of Union unified Scotland and England in 1707; creating a new state called the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Pound Scots

The pound Scots (Modern Scots: Pund Scots, Middle Scots: Pund Scottis) was the unit of currency in the Kingdom of Scotland before the kingdom unified with the Kingdom of England in 1707.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet

The Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet is a private society of Scottish solicitors, dating back to 1594 and part of the College of Justice.

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Solicitor

A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions.

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Thomas Ruddiman

Thomas Ruddiman (October 1674 – 19 January 1757) was a Scottish classical scholar.

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William Robertson (historian)

Rev William Robertson FRSE FSA Scot DD (19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793) was a Scottish historian, minister in the Church of Scotland, and Principal of the University of Edinburgh.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Anderson_(lawyer)

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