George Mackenzie (Lord Advocate)

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George Mackenzie was a 17th-century Scottish lawyer, politician, and Lord Advocate, notorious for his harsh persecution of Covenanters and remembered as a key figure in Scotland’s legal history.

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Lord Advocate Prestongrange 1

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instanceOf Lord Advocate
Scottish lawyer
human
politician
buriedIn Greyfriars Kirkyard NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
dateOfBirth 1636
dateOfDeath 1691
describedBySource Scottish legal history
educatedAt King's College, Aberdeen NERFINISHED
University of Bourges NERFINISHED
University of Paris NERFINISHED
University of St Andrews NERFINISHED
familyName Mackenzie NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Scots law
criminal law
legal philosophy
foundedBy Advocates Library NERFINISHED
givenName George NERFINISHED
hasReputation harsh persecutor of Covenanters
important figure in the development of Scots law
honorificPrefix Sir NERFINISHED
memberOf Faculty of Advocates NERFINISHED
nickname Bluidy Mackenzie NERFINISHED
notableFor founding the Advocates Library in Edinburgh
persecution of Covenanters
role in the Killing Time in Scotland
notableWork Institutions of the Law of Scotland NERFINISHED
Laws and Customs of Scotland in Matters Criminal NERFINISHED
The Works of that Eminent and Learned Lawyer Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh NERFINISHED
occupation lawyer
legal writer
politician
participantIn Restoration-era Scottish government
persecutions of Scottish Covenanters
placeOfBirth Dundee NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Oxford NERFINISHED
positionHeld Lord Advocate of Scotland NERFINISHED
Lord Justice General NERFINISHED
Member of the Parliament of Scotland
religion Church of Scotland NERFINISHED
residence Edinburgh NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
title Lord Rosehaugh NERFINISHED
workLocation Edinburgh NERFINISHED

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Catriona hasCharacter George Mackenzie (Lord Advocate)
this entity surface form: Lord Advocate Prestongrange
Aberdeen Grammar School hasNotableAlumnus George Mackenzie (Lord Advocate)