Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee

Sir Thomas Miller, 1st Baronet FRSE (1717–1789), kent as Lord Barskimming (1766–88) an Lord Glenlee (frae 1788) during his judicial service, wis a Scots advocate, juidge, politeecian an landowner. He wis a foonder member o the Ryal Society o Edinburgh in 1783, an served as the Society's first Vice-Preses, 1783 tae 1786.

Cameo o Sir Thomas Miller, 1789, Scottish Naitional Portrait Gallery

Early life

He wis born in Edinburgh on 3 November 1717 the seicond son o William Miller o Glenlee WS, Kirkcudbrightshire, an o Barskimming in Ayrshire, an his wife, Janet Hamilton.

He studied law at the Varsity o Glesga (1730) an the Varsity o Edinburgh (1738).

Career

He wis admitted tae the Faculty o Advocates in 1742, appynted sheriff-depute o Kirkcudbright in 1748 an elected jynt toun-clerk o the ceetie o Glesga. In 1755 he resigned the office o sheriff-depute tae acome solicitor o the Excise in Scotland. He wis appynted Solicitor General for Scotland in 1759, an promoted tae Lord Advocate in 1760. Frae 1762 until 1764 he awso held the title o Rector o Glesga Varsity.

He wis Member o Pairlament for Dumfries Burghs frae 1761 tae 1766, an Rector o the Varsity o Glesga frae 1763. He wis raised tae the bench an appynted Lord Justice Clerk in 1766, takkin the judicial title Lord Barskimming. In 1788, he became Lord Preses o the Coort o Session an wis creatit Lord Glenlee, Baronet o Glenlee, in the Stewartry o Kirkcudbright.

His Edinburgh address in 1775 wis Browns Square. Aroond 1780 he bought the Dean estate, o Nisbet faimly fame, an lived at Dean Hoose (later replaced bi Dean Seemetry).

He deed at Barskimming, Ayrshire, on 27 September 1789 an wis interred in the faimly vault at Stair, Ayrshire.

Faimily

He mairit ae: in 1752 to Margaret Murdoch dochter o John Murdoch o Rosebank, Lord Provost o Glesga an in 1768 tae Anne Lockhart.

His childer incluided Sir William Miller, Lord Glenlee (1755-1846) bi his first wife.

He wis brither tae Patrick Miller o Dalswintoun.