Alexander Munro MacRobert

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Alexander Munro MacRobert KC (1873 – 18 October 1930) was a Scottish lawyer and Unionist politician.

Educated at Paisley Grammar School, Edinburgh University and the University of Glasgow he became an advocate in 1897. He worked with the Admiralty in 1917-18 and as an Advocate Depute from 1919 to 1923. He was appointed King's Counsel in 1919. He was Sheriff of Forfar from 1923-24.

He was unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for Edinburgh Leith in 1922 and was elected for East Renfrewshire in October 1924 and held the seat until his death. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in December 1925, and was promoted to serve as Lord Advocate briefly from April to June 1929.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Nichol	Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire 1924–1930	Succeeded by The Marquess of Clydesdale
Legal offices
Preceded by David Pinkerton Fleming	Solicitor General for Scotland 1925-1929	Succeeded by Wilfrid Guild Normand
Preceded by William Watson	Lord Advocate April–June 1929	Succeeded by Craigie Mason Aitchison

Persondata
Name	Macrobert, Alexander Munro
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1873
Place of birth
Date of death	18 October 1930
Place of death

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