Johnston, Christopher Nicholson (Lord Sands) ♂

Education

Student United College 1873-1874 Eng. Lit.; Gk. 1; Lat. 1 1874-1875 Log.; Gk. 2; Lat. 2; Math. 2. Foundation bursar, 1873. LL.D. 31.3.1909.

Birth/childhood

Born 18.10.1857 2nd son of James Johnston of Sands and Margaret Nicholson.

[Attended Madras College, St Andrews]

Career

Also at Edinburgh University - M.A. 1878 and Heidelberg University.

Advocate 1880. Sheriff of Caithness, Orkney and Zetland 1899-1900. Sheriff of Inverness, Elgin and Nairn 1900-1905. Perth 1905-1916. M.P. Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities [Edinburgh University, St Andrews University] 1916-1917. Procurator for the Church of Scotland 1907-1918. Senator of the College of Justice from 1917. [Lawyer]

Knighted 1917. LL.D. Glasgow. D.D. Edinburgh.

Made exploratory journeys to China. [Explorer]

Publications

Dr Archibald Scott of St George's, Edinburgh, and his times. (Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1919)

Death

Died Edinburgh 26.2.1934.

Sources

• UYUC400:4 & 20.11.1873
• UYM/310p152
• Alumnus Chronicle 15 p13
• After Many Days Club Report 1934
• Who was Who
• DNB