James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff
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James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebol (29 November 1811 – 27 April 1895), was a Scottish lawyer and politician.
The son of Sir James Wellwood Moncreiff (a Scottish judge), he was educated at Edinburgh University and was called to the Scottish bar in 1833.
He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1850, and Lord Advocate from 1851 to 1852, from 1852 to 1858, from 1859 to 1866 and from 1868 to 1869. He was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1858 to 1869. He was appointed Lord Justice Clerk from 1869 to 1888.
He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1869. He was Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1868 to 1871, and held the degrees of LLD from both Edinburgh and Glasgow universities. He was Member of Parliament for Leith burghs from 1851 to 1859, for Edinburgh from 1859 to 1868 and for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities in 1868.
He was created a baronet in 1871 and raised to the Peerage as Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole in 1874. He succeeded as 11th Baronet, of Tulliebole in 1883.
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| Preceded by Thomas Maitland |
Solicitor General for Scotland 1850-1851 |
Succeeded by John Cowan |
| Preceded by Andrew Rutherfurd |
Lord Advocate 1851-1852 |
Succeeded by A. Anderson |
| Preceded by John Inglis |
Lord Advocate 1852-1858 |
Succeeded by John Inglis |
| Preceded by D. Mure |
Lord Advocate 1859-1866 |
Succeeded by George Patton |
| Preceded by Edward Strathearn Gordon |
Lord Advocate 1868-1869 |
Succeeded by George Young |
| Preceded by Lord Glenalmond |
Lord Justice Clerk 1869-1888 |
Succeeded by Lord Kingsburgh |
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