Alexander Morrice Mackay, Lord Mackay LLD (1875–1955) was a twentieth century Scottish lawyer and Senator of the College of Justice.
Life
He was born on 6 September 1875 at 8 Albert Street in Aberdeen. He was the son of R. Whyte Mackay of Anderson & Thomson, who ran warehousing at 23/25 Broad Street.Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1875
He studied law at Trinity College, Cambridge.alumni Cantabrigiensis In 1910 he is listed as an advocate living at 26 India Street in Edinburgh's Second New Town.Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910
In March 1926 he stood unsuccessfully as the Unionist candidate in the 1926 by-election for Bothwell.The Times, 29 March 1926 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.Report on the Royal Commission on Licensing (Scotland) 1931
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).Grave of Lord Mackay, Dean Cemetery
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.
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