Robert MacGregor Mitchell, Lord MacGregor Mitchell

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Early life

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The grave of Lord MacGregor Mitchell, Wellshill Cemetery, Perth

Mitchell was the son of Mary Rollo (1846–1933) and her husband, Robert Mitchell (1842–1892), a solicitor from Perth.[2]

He was educated at Perth Academy. He studied at the University of St Andrews, from which he graduated with an undergraduate Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1895. He then studied law at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1895 with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.

Career

He practised as a solicitor in Perth for some years and was called to the Scottish Bar in 1914. He became a King's Counsel in 1924.[3]

He was elected Liberal MP for Perth at the 1923 general election in a straight fight against the Conservative incumbent Noel Skelton but lost it back in 1924. He did not stand for Parliament again.[4]

In October 1934, he was appointed as Chairman of the Scottish Land Court,[5] succeeding Lord St Vigeans, who had resigned.[6] He took the judicial title Lord Macgregor Mitchell,[7] and held the post until his death in 1938.

He is buried with his parents near the summit of Wellshill Cemetery in north Perth.

Sources

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  4. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p643
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  7. ↑ Who was Who, OUP 2007

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