David Anderson, Lord St Vigeans

David Anderson, Lord St Vigeans (26 October 1862 – 1 June 1948) was a Scottish advocate and judge.

[1] He was the son of Dr Joseph Anderson (1832–1916), an antiquarian who later served as keeper of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland from 1870 to 1913.

[7] In May 1918 he relinquished the post as sheriff to become Chairman of the Scottish Land Court, taking the judicial title of Lord St Vigeans.

[1] The title was derived from the ancient village of St Vigeans in Forfarshire, where his father had been educated.

[11] After 16 years as Chairman, Anderson submitted his resignation from the Land Court in early October 1934,[12] and retired from the bench on 1 November 1934.