Lord Colonsay

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Lord Colonsay was a prominent 19th-century Scottish lawyer and judge who served as Lord Advocate and later as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century lawyer
Baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lord Advocate of Scotland
Lord of Session
Scottish judge
Scottish law officer
Scottish lawyer
peer
person
birthDate 1793-08-20
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
deathDate 1874-01-31
educatedAt University of Edinburgh
University of St Andrews NERFINISHED
familyName McNeill NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Scottish jurisprudence
law
givenName Duncan NERFINISHED
hasGender male
legalSystem Scots law NERFINISHED
memberOf Faculty of Advocates NERFINISHED
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
name Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Baron Colonsay NERFINISHED
notableFor being created Baron Colonsay in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
service as Lord Advocate of Scotland
service as Lord President of the Court of Session
occupation advocate
judge
politician
parliamentaryGroup Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Pau, France NERFINISHED
positionHeld Dean of the Faculty of Advocates
Lord Advocate NERFINISHED
Lord Justice General of Scotland NERFINISHED
Lord President of the Court of Session
Member of Parliament for Argyllshire
Solicitor General for Scotland NERFINISHED
residence Edinburgh, Scotland NERFINISHED
titleCreated 1867

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Lord Colonsay’s monument honours Lord Colonsay