Alexander Moncrieff, Lord Moncrieff FRSE (14 August 1870 – 5 August 1949), was a Scottish lawyer and judge, who was created a Senator of the College of Justice.
Lord Moncrieff | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1870 |
| Died | 5 August 1949 (aged 78) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Spouse |
Helen McClelland Adams
(m. 1913) |
| Children | 3, including Margaret Moncrieff |
| Relatives | Catriona Kelly (granddaughter) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow |
Life
editAlexander Moncrieff was the third son Alexander Moncrieff, Advocate and Sheriff of Ross and Cromarty, and Hope Margaret, née Pattison.[1]
Moncrieff studied law at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.[2]
In 1894 Moncrieff was called to the Scottish bar and in 1912 he became a King's Counsel.[3] At this time he was living at 11 Lynedoch Place in Edinburgh's West End.[4]
In January 1926 he was created a Senator of the College of Justice with the title of Lord Moncrieff.[5] He was the judge for the original trial in Donoghue v. Stevenson.
In 1941 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Thomas Graham Robertson, Lord Robertson, Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker, John Alexander Inglis and Sir Ernest Wedderburn.[6]
He became Lord Justice Clerk in February 1947, succeeding Lord Cooper,[2][7] but resigned later that year on the grounds of ill-health.[8] In May 1947, he became a Privy Counsellor.
He died on 5 August 1949.
Personal life
editIn 1913, Moncrieff married a widow, Helen Spens (née McClelland Adams). They had three children: Helen Margaret Moncrieff (who went on to become well known as a cellist), Hugh, and Philip.
Moncrieff's daughter, Margaret Moncrieff, married the well-known Scottish pianist Alexander Kelly; and they had two daughters, Catriona Helen Moncrieff Kelly and Alison Mary Moncrieff Kelly. Catriona is Professor of Russian at New College, Oxford; and Alison is a cellist. Alison has two children, Alexander Davan Wetton and Camilla Davan Wetton.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Lord Moncrieff (Obituaries)" The Times, 8 August 1949, page 7.
- ^ a b "New Lord Justice-Clerk", Glasgow Herald, 21 February 1947, page 5. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "No. 28605". The London Gazette. 7 May 1912. p. 3280.
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1911-12
- ^ The Times, 6 January 1926, page 9
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "No. 16416". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 February 1947. p. 79.
- ^ "Lord Moncrieff Resigns", Glasgow Herald, 7 October 1947, page 3. Retrieved 12 March 2010.