Ian Macpherson, 1st Baron Strathcarron
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James Ian Macpherson, 1st Baron Strathcarron PC, KC (May 14, 1880-August 14, 1937) was a British lawyer and Liberal politician.
The son of James Macpherson, JP, of Inverness, Macpherson sat as a Member of Parliament for Ross and Cromarty from 1911 to 1935. In 1916 he was appointed Under-Secretary of State for War, a post he held until 1918, and then served as Deputy Secretary of State for War and Vice-President of the Army Council from 1918 to 1919, as Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1919 to 1920 and as Minister of Pensions from 1920 to 1922. Macpherson was admitted to the Privy Council in 1918, created a Baronet, of Banchor in the County of Inverness, in 1933 and raised to the peerage as Baron Strathcarron, of Banchor in the County of Inverness, in 1935.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Galloway Weir |
Member of Parliament for Ross and Cromarty 1911–1935 |
Succeeded by Malcolm MacDonald |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Derby |
Under-Secretary of State for War 1916–1919 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Peel |
| Preceded by Edward Shortt |
Chief Secretary for Ireland 1919–1920 |
Succeeded by Hamar Greenwood |
| Preceded by Sir Laming Worthington-Evans |
Minister of Pensions 1920–1922 |
Succeeded by George Tryon |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Baron Strathcarron | Succeeded by David William Anthony Blyth Macpherson |
