Alexander Moncrieff, Lord Moncrieff
Lord Moncrieff | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1870 |
| Died | 5 August 1949 (aged 78) Edinburgh |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Helen McClelland Adams |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh University, Glasgow University |
The Rt Hon Alexander Moncrieff FRSE (14 August 1870 – 5 August 1949) was a Scottish lawyer and judge, who was created a Senator of the College of Justice.
Life
Alexander Moncrieff was the third son of Alexander Moncrieff, Advocate and Sheriff of Ross and Cromarty[1] and his wife, Hope Margaret Pattison.
Moncrieff studied Law at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities.[2]
In 1894 Moncrieff was called to the Scottish bar and in 1912 he became a King's Counsel.[3] At this time he was living at 11 Lynedoch Place in Edinburgh's West End.[4]
In January 1926 he was created a Senator of the College of Justice with the title of Lord Moncrieff.[5] He was the judge for the original trial in Donoghue v. Stevenson.
In 1941 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Thomas Graham Robertson, Lord Robertson, Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker, John Alexander Inglis and Sir Ernest Wedderburn.[6]
He became Lord Justice Clerk in February 1947, succeeding Lord Cooper,[2][7] but resigned later that year on the grounds of ill-health.[8] In May 1947, he became a Privy Counsellor.
He died on 5 August 1949.
Family
In 1913 he married a widow, Helen McClelland Spens.
References
- ^ "Lord Moncrieff (Obituaries)" The Times, 8 August 1949, page 7.
- ^ a b "New Lord Justice-Clerk", Glasgow Herald, 21 February 1947, page 5. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "No. 28605". The London Gazette. 7 May 1912. p. 3280.
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1911-12
- ^ The Times, 6 January 1926, page 9
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
- ^ "No. 16416". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 February 1947. p. 79.
- ^ "Lord Moncrieff Resigns", Glasgow Herald, 7 October 1947, page 3. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
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