Alexander Morrice Mackay
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Alexander Morrice Mackay, Lord Mackay LLD (1875–1955) was a twentieth century Scottish law lord and Senator of the College of Justice
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 (d.1979), and Colin Morrice Mackay (d.1985).
Trivia[]
Apparently also a competent tennis player he played in the 1899 Wimbledon tennis championships.[8]
References[]
- ^ https://www.myheritage.com/names/betty_mackay
- ^ 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]]
- ^ "Tennis Abstract: 1899 Wimbledon Tournament Results, Stats, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
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