1857 - Born, 3rd son of Salve Christian Fredrik Salvesen and Amalie (Andorsen). 1877 - gained a masters in Law from Edinburgh University 1880 - Advocate in Edinburgh 1881 - allocated L.L.B status graduation from Edinburgh University 1886 - married Isobel Georgina Maxwell (Trayner) 20.07.1886 1887 - Dorothy Salvesen born (05.05.1887 – 14.08.1968) 1889 - Ernest Trayner Salvesen born (23.06.1889 – 21.11.1933) m. Mary Forbes McLaren 1891 - Edward Maxwell Salvesen born (30.08.1891 – 25.04.1918) engaged to Miss Kitty Peake 1895 - Fredrik Malcom Salvesen born (20.11.1895 – 21.12.1919) 1894 - Eleanor Salvesen born (21 Jun 1894 - 13 Apr 1980) m. Leonard Harper Gow 1899 - Q.C. 1900 - Frances Isabelle Salvesen was born (24 May 1906 - 26 Feb 1986 ) 1900 - 1905 - appointed Sheriff of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk 1905 - February appointed Solicitor General for Scotland but resigned on being made Senator of the College of Justice, taking a seat on the bench as the Hon. Lord Salvesen 1906 - Mabel Alice Magda Salvesen born (24 May 1906 - 26 Feb 1986 ) 1913 - as first president of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, organised the shipping of 800 penguins to Edinburgh Zoo 1922 - Retired and made a Privy Councillor 1936 - Golden Wedding Anniversary (20.07.1936) 1939 - Isobel died on return from a cruise to the West Indies 1942 - died of kidney failure (23.02.1942) |
Built a large shooting lodge on the moors (Aaseral - the hills above Mandal) to go with his Lorimer designed House in Mandal. |
Interesting as an insight into his life and what was happening in Edinburgh during his lifetime is the following book that I was able to find a copy of in Leith library Edinburgh: "Memoirs of Lord Salvesen", H.F. Andorsen (ED), Edinburgh 1949. |
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Lord Edward Theodore Salvesen 20.07.1857 - 23.02.1942 |
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