▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁was ▁titled ▁Lord ▁Re id . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁was ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Adv oc ates . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Lord ▁of ▁App e al ▁in ▁Ord inary ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Law ▁Life ▁Pe er age ▁as ▁Baron ▁Re id , ▁of ▁D rem ▁in ▁East ▁L oth ian . ▁He ▁sat ▁as ▁a ▁Lord ▁of ▁App e al ▁in ▁Ord inary ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁very ▁few ▁people ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁a ▁Law ▁Lord ▁straight ▁from ▁the ▁Bar , ▁without ▁any ▁interven ing ▁jud icial ▁experience . ▁ ▁Re id ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁he ▁married ▁Mrs ▁Est her ▁Mary ▁B rier ley ▁( née ▁Nelson ), ▁a ▁wid ow . ▁ ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁children . ▁ ▁C ases ▁decided ▁Bon ning ton ▁Cast ings ▁Ltd ▁v ▁Ward law ▁[ 1 9 5 6 ] ▁AC ▁ 6 1 3 , ▁[ 1 9 5 6 ] ▁ 2 ▁W LR ▁ 7 0 7 , ▁[ 1 9 5 6 ] ▁ 1 ▁All ▁ER ▁ 6 1 5 ▁O verse as ▁T ank ship