Scottish Advocate and Judge, Lord St Vigeans. He was the son of Joseph Anderson, an antiquarian who later served as keeper of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. He was called to the Scottish bar in 1891. He was appointed as Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway in March 1913, and in June 1913 he became a King's Counsel. In August 1917, he became Sheriff of Renfrew and Bute. From 1918 until 1934 he served as the second Chairman of the Scottish Land Court. In June 1935 he was awarded an honorary doctorate of Law by the University of Edinburgh. He died at the age of 85.
Scottish Advocate and Judge, Lord St Vigeans. He was the son of Joseph Anderson, an antiquarian who later served as keeper of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. He was called to the Scottish bar in 1891. He was appointed as Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway in March 1913, and in June 1913 he became a King's Counsel. In August 1917, he became Sheriff of Renfrew and Bute. From 1918 until 1934 he served as the second Chairman of the Scottish Land Court. In June 1935 he was awarded an honorary doctorate of Law by the University of Edinburgh. He died at the age of 85.
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