George Patton, Lord Glenalmond

He studied at University of Glasgow and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2] He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Bridgwater, Somerset from 1865 to 1866. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1859^[3] and Lord Advocate in 1866,^[4] and nominated himself for appointment to the bench as Lord Justice Clerk in 1867^[5] with the judicial title Lord Glenalmond, partly to avoid inquiry into charges of bribery in connection with his election to Parliament. He was sworn as a Privy Counsellor in November 1867.^[6] He committed suicide in September 1869.^{[citation needed]}

In 1866 he was living at 30 Heriot Row, Edinburgh.^[7]

The school now known as Glenalmond College was built on land given by George Patton who for the rest of his life, in company with his wife, took a keen interest in its development and success.^[8]