Robert Pringle, Lord Edgefield
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Robert Pringle, Lord Edgefield (c.1700–1764) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice.
Life
He was the son of Thomas Pringle WS an Edinburgh lawyer and his wife, Rebecca Hay.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} His grandfather was Sir Robert Pringle, 1st Baronet of Stitchell.
He studied law and passed the bar as an advocate in 1724.{{Cite web|url=https://archives.law.virginia.edu/scos/explore/people-organizations/robert-pringle-lord-edgefield%2826056%29|title=Robert Pringle, Lord Edgefield | SCOS Archive}}
In 1748 he was made Sheriff Depute of Banff. On 20 November 1754 he was elected a Senator of the college of justice in place of the late Lord Leven.An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice from its Institution by George Brunton and David Haig, published by Thomas Clark 1831
His house in Edinburgh stood on the Royal Mile with a long garden siding onto Leith Wynd.Grants Old and New Edinburgh vol.2 p.241
He died on 8 April 1764.
His position as Senator was filled by James Ferguson, Lord Pitfour.
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