Editing Henry Home, Lord Kames (section)

==Life==

Henry Home was born in 1696 at Kames House, between [[Eccles, Scottish Borders|Eccles]] and [[Birgham]] in [[Berwickshire]]. Henry was the son of George Home of Kames, and was [[Homeschooling|homeschooled]] by Mr Wingate, a [[Tutoring|private tutor]], until the age of 16. In 1712, Home was apprenticed as a lawyer under a [[Writer to the Signet]] in [[Edinburgh]], and was called to the [[Faculty of Advocates|Scottish bar]] as an advocate bar in 1724.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Henry Home, Lord Kames|url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/h/henryhome.html|website=Undiscovered Scotland}}</ref> He soon acquired reputation by a number of publications on the civil and Scottish law, and was one of the leaders of the [[Scottish Enlightenment]]. In 1752, he was "raised to the bench", thus acquiring the title of Lord Kames.

Kames held an interest in the development and production of [[linen]] in Scotland.{{sfn|Home|1766}} Kames was one of the original proprietors of the [[British Linen Bank|British Linen Company]], serving as a director of the company from 1754 to 1756.{{sfn|Malcolm|1950}} Kames was on the panel of judges in the ''[[Joseph Knight (slave)|Knight v. Wedderburn]]'' case which ruled that [[slavery]] was illegal in Scotland. In 1775, he lived in a [[townhouse]] in [[Canongate]].{{sfn|Williamson|1776}} The house was located the head of the street's east side, facing onto the Canongate.{{sfn|Grant|1881|p=18}} 

He died of old age, aged 86, and is buried in the Home-Drummond plot at Kincardine-in-Menteith west of [[Blair Drummond]].