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TITLE
Funeral Oration for James Lachlan Martin Mitchell, page 5
EXTERNAL ID
Z_GB232_D928_C_2_05D
PERIOD
2000s
SOURCE
Gaelic Society of Inverness
ASSET ID
5575
KEYWORDS
orations
sheriffs
law
obituaries
Funeral Oration for James Lachlan Martin Mitchell, page 5

This funeral oration is for James Lachlan Martin Mitchell (1929 - 2001). It is part of the JLM Mitchell Archive of the Gaelic Society of Inverness.

Mitchell was a native of Inverness and son of well-known doctor, Lachlan Mitchell. After serving as a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy, Mitchell was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1957. He was appointed full-time sheriff in Edinburgh in 1978 and served there until his retirement in 1995.

Although he spent his working life in Edinburgh, Mitchell retained a love of the Highlands. He spent time travelling round the Highlands in the footsteps of Boswell and Johnson, identifying forgotten sites and taking photographs for an exhibition to celebrate the bicentenary of the 'Journal of a Tour of The Hebrides'. The exhibition began in Parliament House and continued in Inverness for several years thereafter

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Funeral Oration for James Lachlan Martin Mitchell, page 5

2000s

orations; sheriffs; law; obituaries

Gaelic Society of Inverness

Sheriff JLM Mitchell (documents)

This funeral oration is for James Lachlan Martin Mitchell (1929 - 2001). It is part of the JLM Mitchell Archive of the Gaelic Society of Inverness.<br /> <br /> Mitchell was a native of Inverness and son of well-known doctor, Lachlan Mitchell. After serving as a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy, Mitchell was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1957. He was appointed full-time sheriff in Edinburgh in 1978 and served there until his retirement in 1995. <br /> <br /> Although he spent his working life in Edinburgh, Mitchell retained a love of the Highlands. He spent time travelling round the Highlands in the footsteps of Boswell and Johnson, identifying forgotten sites and taking photographs for an exhibition to celebrate the bicentenary of the 'Journal of a Tour of The Hebrides'. The exhibition began in Parliament House and continued in Inverness for several years thereafter