Alexander Munro MacRobert

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
19241930
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



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.