| 词条 | Alexander Morrice Mackay |
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LifeHe was born on 6 September 1875 at 8 Albert Street in Aberdeen.[1] He was the son of R. Whyte Mackay of Anderson & Thomson, who ran warehousing at 23/25 Broad Street.[2] He studied Law at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] In 1910 he is listed as an advocate living at 26 India Street in Edinburgh's Second New Town.[4] In March 1926 he stood unsuccessfully as the Unionist candidate in the 1926 by-election for Bothwell.[5] In May 1928 he took his seat as a Senator of the College of Justice, replacing John Wilson, Lord Ashmore. In 1931 he sat on the Royal Commission on Licensing, looking at alcohol and public house reforms.[6] He died in Edinburgh on 2 November 1955 aged 80. He is buried in Dean Cemetery in the west of the city. The grave lies in the first northern extension, in the north-east section. FamilyHe was married to Alice Margaret Ledingham (1883-1937).[7] Their children included Betty Morrice Mackay (1914-2001), Kenneth Morrice Mackay (d.1979), and Colin Morrice Mackay (d.1985). TriviaApparently also a competent tennis player he played in the 1899 Wimbledon tennis championships.[8] References1. ^https://www.myheritage.com/names/betty_mackay {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mackay, Alexander Morrice}}{{UK-law-bio-stub}}2. ^Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1875 3. ^alumni Cantabrigiensis 4. ^Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910 5. ^The Times, 29 March 1926 6. ^Report on the Royal Commission on Licensing (Scotland) 1931 7. ^Grave of Lord Mackay, Dean Cemetery]] 8. ^http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/tourney.cgi?t=1899Wimbledon 7 : 1875 births|1955 deaths|People from Edinburgh|Alumni of the University of Cambridge|Scottish judges|Senators of the College of Justice|Burials at the Dean Cemetery |
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