Lord Moncrieff | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 14 August 1870 |
Died | 5 August 1949 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 78)
Nationality | Scottish |
Spouse |
Helen McClelland Adams
(
m. 1913) |
Children | 3, including Margaret Moncrieff |
Relatives | Catriona Kelly (granddaughter) |
Alma mater |
University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow |
Alexander Moncrieff, Lord Moncrieff FRSE (14 August 1870 – 5 August 1949), was a Scottish lawyer and judge, who was created a Senator of the College of Justice.
Alexander Moncrieff was the third son Alexander Moncrieff, Advocate and Sheriff of Ross and Cromarty, and Hope Margaret, née Pattison. [1]
Moncrieff studied law at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. [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.
In 1913, Moncrieff married a widow, Helen Spens (née McClelland Adams). They had three children: Helen Margaret Moncrieff (who went on to become well known as a cellist), Hugh, and Philip.
Moncrieff's daughter, Margaret Moncrieff, married the well-known Scottish pianist Alexander Kelly; and they had two daughters, Catriona Helen Moncrieff Kelly and Alison Mary Moncrieff Kelly. Catriona is Professor of Russian at New College, Oxford; and Alison is a cellist. Alison has two children, Alexander Davan Wetton and Camilla Davan Wetton.[ citation needed]
Lord Moncrieff | |
---|---|
Personal details | |
Born | 14 August 1870 |
Died | 5 August 1949 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 78)
Nationality | Scottish |
Spouse |
Helen McClelland Adams
(
m. 1913) |
Children | 3, including Margaret Moncrieff |
Relatives | Catriona Kelly (granddaughter) |
Alma mater |
University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow |
Alexander Moncrieff, Lord Moncrieff FRSE (14 August 1870 – 5 August 1949), was a Scottish lawyer and judge, who was created a Senator of the College of Justice.
Alexander Moncrieff was the third son Alexander Moncrieff, Advocate and Sheriff of Ross and Cromarty, and Hope Margaret, née Pattison. [1]
Moncrieff studied law at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. [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.
In 1913, Moncrieff married a widow, Helen Spens (née McClelland Adams). They had three children: Helen Margaret Moncrieff (who went on to become well known as a cellist), Hugh, and Philip.
Moncrieff's daughter, Margaret Moncrieff, married the well-known Scottish pianist Alexander Kelly; and they had two daughters, Catriona Helen Moncrieff Kelly and Alison Mary Moncrieff Kelly. Catriona is Professor of Russian at New College, Oxford; and Alison is a cellist. Alison has two children, Alexander Davan Wetton and Camilla Davan Wetton.[ citation needed]