Alexander Mackay, Lord Mackay
Alexander Morrice Mackay, Lord Mackay LLD (1875–1955) was a twentieth century Scottish lawyer and Senator of the College of Justice
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Life
He was born on 6 September 1875 at 8 Albert Street in Aberdeen.[1] He was the son of R. Whyte Mackay of Anderson & Thomson, who ran warehousing at 23/25 Broad Street.[2]
He studied law at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] In 1910 he is listed as an advocate living at 26 India Street in Edinburgh's Second New Town.[4]
In March 1926 he stood unsuccessfully as the Unionist candidate in the 1926 by-election for Bothwell.[5] In May 1928 he took his seat as a Senator of the College of Justice, replacing John Wilson, Lord Ashmore. In 1931 he sat on the Royal Commission on Licensing, looking at alcohol and public house reforms.[6]
He died in Edinburgh on 2 November 1955 aged 80. He is buried in Dean Cemetery in the west of the city. The grave lies in the first northern extension, in the north-east section.
Family
He was married to Alice Margaret Ledingham (1883–1937).[7]
Their children included Betty Morrice Mackay (1914–2001), Kenneth Morrice Mackay (died 1979), and Colin Morrice Mackay (died 1985).
Trivia
Apparently also a competent tennis player he played in the 1899 Wimbledon tennis championships.[8]
References
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- ↑ Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1875
- ↑ alumni Cantabrigiensis
- ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910
- ↑ The Times, 29 March 1926
- ↑ Report on the Royal Commission on Licensing (Scotland) 1931
- ↑ Grave of Lord Mackay, Dean Cemetery]]
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