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On 14 March 1849 he became Sheriff of Perth, and four years later, 16 November 1853, was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland under the administration of George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen.
In 1934 he moved to be Sheriff of Perth and Angus, a post he held until 1945 when he was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland.