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Profile of John McLaren
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John McLaren |
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10th October 1911 |
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Keoma, Alberta, Canada |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
John McLaren (17 August 1831 - 6 April 1910), Lord McLaren, was a Scottish Liberal politician and judge.
The son of Duncan McLaren, a former Provost of Edinburgh and Member of Parliament, he was admitted to the Scottish bar in 1856. He reorganised the Scottish Liberals and arranged Gladstone's Midlothian campaign of 1879-1880. He was elected Member of Parliament for Wigtown in April 1880 and appointed Lord Advocate, losing his seat on seeking re-election in May. He was elected for Edinburgh in January 1881.
Under pressure from Gladstone and Sir William Harcourt, he accepted appointment to the bench in 1881 with the judicial title Lord McLaren. He was an eminently successful judge, and edited works on Scots law. He was also a student of astronomy and mathematics, and was awarded honorary degrees from Edinburgh University, Glasgow University and Aberdeen University.
Preceded by:
William Watson |
Lord Advocate
1880-1881 |
Succeeded by:
John Blair Balfour |
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