James Kinnear

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James Kinnear WS FRSE (1810-1849) was a Scottish lawyer. His legal title was Master Extraordinary in Chancery and Commissioner of English Affairs. [1]

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Life

He was born on 2 December 1810 and lived at 31 Queen Street [2] in the New Town.

He was apprenticed as a lawyer to Richard Mackenzie WS at 12 Thistle Street, [3] close to his family home, around 1825. The office later transferred to William Sharp WS at the same address (presumably on the death of Mackenzie). [4] He qualified as a Writer to the Signet in 1832 and thereafter set up his own premises at 81 George Street, a fairly prestigious address in the city centre and far grander than his previous employer's premises. At this time he was living at 9 Doune Terrace on the Moray Estate on the west side of Edinburgh. In 1841 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposer was George Augustus Borthwick. [5]

In later life he lived at 35 Queen Street, a few doors from his childhood home. He also owned a villa at Stove, on Sanday, Orkney, close to his wife's childhood home.

He died on 21 June 1849 in Cadiz whilst touring in Spain. A memorial to his memory stands in St Cuthbert's Churchyard in Edinburgh.

Family

He was married to Mary Henrietta Balfour (1809-1871) in February 1832. She was the eldest daughter of Captain William Balfour RN of Trenaby in Orkney. They had seven children including George Thomas Balfour Kinnear (1833-1915) and William Balfour Kinnear (1838-1871). [6]

His older brother John Gardner Kinnear (1800-1866) followed in his father's footsteps as a banker. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh serving as Treasurer to the Society 1833/4. [7] He died at La Belle Place in Glasgow on 19 December 1866. John married Mary Smith. Their son Alexander became Alexander Kinnear, 1st Baron Kinnear.

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References

  1. ↑ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1848-49
  2. ↑ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1810-11
  3. ↑ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1825-26
  4. ↑ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1830-31
  5. ↑ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN   0-902-198-84-X.
  6. ↑ "James Kinnear grave monument details at St John and St Cuthbert (Joint) Church burial ground, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland".
  7. ↑ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN   0-902-198-84-X.
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