26 India Street, Edinburgh (left)The grave of Alexander Morrice Mackay, Dean Cemetery
He 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]
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.
Familyedit
He 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).
Triviaedit
Apparently also a competent tennis player he played in the 1899 Wimbledon tennis championships.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Betty Mackay". myheritage.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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