My grandmother's only brother was Hamish Eddie. One site lists his dates as Oct 9, 1892 to June 1977, with the death benefits location being Glendale, Los Angeles. That seems plausible. We heard that when he was young he was a socialist and voted for Eugene V. Debs. However when I knew him he was a right-winger and fond of the John Birch Society (we used to tease him about his former views). He was a lawyer and people referred to him as a lawyer's lawyer. We visited him once in his law offices in Los Angeles near Japantown. I have found two on-line references to his cases, both of which were at the appeals level. One was Adams vs. Bell in the California Supreme Court, 1936. Another was People vs. Hammer, which was before an appeals court in 1925. In this case Hamish was standing for the respondent which was "the People." The case was one of rape in which the appellant claimed that the judge had wrongly instructed the jury. Hamish's case was successful. Hamish was a drill sargent during WW1. The family knew him as a professional boxing fan. I believe he married a Christian Scientist and became one himself. As far as I know he had no children. I'll try to find a picture of him for a future entry..
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