Robert MacGregor Mitchell, Lord MacGregor Mitchell

The Honourable
Lord MacGregor Mitchell
Chairman of the Scottish Land Court
In office
1934–1938
Preceded byLord St Vigeans
Succeeded byLord Murray

Robert MacGregor Mitchell, Lord MacGregor Mitchell (11 May 1875 – 25 April 1938)[1] was a Scottish lawyer and judge, Liberal Member of Parliament and University Rector.

Early life

The grave of Lord MacGregor Mitchell, Wellshill Cemetery, Perth

Mitchell was the son of Mary Rollo (1846–1933) and her husband, Robert Mitchell (1842–1892), a solicitor from Perth.[2]

He was educated at Perth Academy. He studied at the University of St Andrews, from which he graduated with an undergraduate Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1895. He then studied law at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1895 with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.

Career

He practised as a solicitor in Perth for some years and was called to the Scottish Bar in 1914. He became a King's Counsel in 1924.[3]

He was elected Liberal MP for Perth at the 1923 general election in a straight fight against the Conservative incumbent Noel Skelton but lost it back in 1924. He did not stand for Parliament again.[4]

In October 1934, he was appointed as Chairman of the Scottish Land Court,[5] succeeding Lord St Vigeans, who had resigned.[6] He took the judicial title Lord Macgregor Mitchell,[7] and held the post until his death in 1938.

He is buried with his parents near the summit of Wellshill Cemetery in north Perth.

Sources

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
  2. ^ "Lord Macgregor Mitchell". The Times. No. 47978. London, England. 26 April 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 18 January 2016 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "No. 14003". The Edinburgh Gazette. 7 March 1924. p. 335.
  4. ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p643
  5. ^ "No. 15118". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 November 1934. p. 901.
  6. ^ "News in Brief: Scottish Land Court". The Times. No. 46899. London, England. 31 October 1934. p. 16. Retrieved 18 January 2016 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ Who was Who, OUP 2007
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member for Perth
1923–1924 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by Rector of the University of St Andrews
1937–1938 		Succeeded by


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