Fletcher NortonFRSE (November 16th, 1744–June 19th, 1820) (age 75) was a Scottish barrister and member of parliament. He was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783.
He studied law at University College, Oxford, from 1762 and at the Middle Temple in London from 1765 and was Called to the Bar on 9 June 1769. He was appointed to the Bench on 23 January 1795.[3]
From 1776 until death he was Baron of the Exchequer in Scotland, under the title "Baron Norton", one of the longest ever in this office.
He died on 19 June 1820 at Abbeyhill in Edinburgh. His body was returned to England for burial in the family vault at Wonersh. His house was demolished to make room for Abbeyhill Station. His name is remembered in the local street names of "Norton Place" and "Norton Park".[4]
^Sturgess, H.A.C. (1949). Register of Admissions of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. Butterworth & Co. (Publishers) Ltd: Temple Bar. Vol. 1, p.349
