Ernest Wedderburn

Who is Ernest Wedderburn?

Sir Ernest Maclagan Wedderburn OBE, DL, LL.D., DSc, FRSE, WS was an Edinburgh lawyer, and a significant figure both in the civic life of the city and in the Scottish legal establishment. He held the posts of Professor of Conveyancing in the University of Edinburgh, Deputy Keeper of the Signet, and Chairman of the General Council of Solicitors, the forerunner to the Law Society of Scotland. He was also an enthusiastic amateur scientist, and Treasurer of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.