Stott, George Gordon

Stott, George Gordon, Dundas St, Edinburgh, (31, born 2/2/1909) advocate, n Edinburgh called to the bar in 1936, had represented COs at tribunal, son of Rev G G Stott, Cramond minister, inactive member of father’s church, CO to war as involving innocent people, whereas policing did not, involved in Labour politics since leaving Edinburgh University, unsuccessful Labour candidate at Aberdeen Central in 1935 & prospective Labour candidate for West Edinburgh, claimed Left Wing had led Labour to support the war, at one time sec for Edinburgh Trades Council, better to be a slave than fight aggression, supported police since they did not damage civilians as military did, had wanted to support Abyssinia when attacked by Italy, objected as CO 6/40; Advocate, Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh  Uni, Faculty of Advocates, 1936, Editor, Edinburgh Clarion, 1939-44, Advocate-Depute, 1947-51, QC, 1950,Sheriff, Roxburgh, Berwick & Selkirk, 1961-64, Lord Advocate, 1964-67, Senator, College of Justice in Scotland, 1967-84, Life Peer, Baron Stott, 1967, death 1/2/1999; EDT 22/1/41 rejected, EEN 22/1/41 p3, Oban Times 1/2/41 p4, MA 24/1/41 p3; EAT 13/6/41 agriculture, forestry, land work or f/t ARP,  war the greatest evil, even under slavery minds could not be enslaved, thought West  Edinburgh Labour Party were the only pacifist Labour Party in Scotland, EEN 13/6/41 p 3, Birmingham Daily Gazette 14/6/41 p4, PPU records