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Baron Robert Younger Blanesburgh
1861–1946
A Scottish-born judge from a famous brewing family, he rose through the English legal world to become one of the Law Lords. His career spanned the bar, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the House of Lords.
1 Audiobook
The horrors of Wittenberg : Official report to the British government
by Baron Robert Younger Blanesburgh, Great Britain. Government Committee on Treatment by the Enemy of British Prisoners of War
About the author
Born on September 12, 1861, Robert Younger, Baron Blanesburgh was a British barrister and judge with roots in a prominent Scottish brewing family. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Balliol College, Oxford, before building his career at the bar in England and Wales.
His judicial rise was steady and distinguished: he was appointed to the High Court in 1915, moved to the Court of Appeal in 1919, and in 1923 became a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, giving him a seat in the House of Lords. He served there as a law lord until 1937, when failing eyesight led to his retirement.
He died on August 17, 1946. Remembered for his long service at the highest levels of British law, Blanesburgh stands out as a notable figure in the legal history of early 20th-century Britain.