Henry Moncreiff, 2nd Baron Moncreiff
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Henry James Moncreiff, 2nd Baron Moncreiff (24 April 1840 - 3 March 1909) was a Scottish judge who succeeded to the title Baron Moncreiff
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Moncreiff was born at Edinburgh, the son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff
and his wife Isabella Bell, daughter of Robert Bell, Procurator of the Church of Scotland. He was educated at Harrow School
and was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge
on 22 March 1858. He was awarded BA in 1862 and LL.B. in 1864
Moncreiff was admitted as an advocate in 1863 and was Advocate-Depute in 1866, from 1868 to 1874 and in 1881. He was Sheriff of Renfrew and Bute from 1881 to 1888. In 1888 he became Senator to the College of Justice, Scotland, with title of Lord Wellwood. He succeeded to the title Baron Moncreiff
on the death of his father on 27 April 1895. In 1901 he became Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire
. He was author of Review in Criminal Cases. He lived at Tulliebole Castle, Kinross.
Moncreiff married firstly on 3 April 1866 Susan Wilhelmine Dick-Cunyngham, daughter of Sir William Hanmer Dick-Cunyngham, 8th Baronet. He married secondly on 26 March 1873, Millicent Julia Fryer, daughter of Colonel Frederick Daniel Fryer, of Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket. He had no children and was succeeded by his brother Robert
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Baron Moncreiff
Baron Moncreiff, of Tulliebole in the County of Kinross, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1874 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Sir James Moncreiff, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Tulliebole in the County of Kinross, in the Baronetage...
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Moncreiff was born at Edinburgh, the son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff
James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff
James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff FRSE , was a Scottish lawyer and politician.The son of Sir James Wellwood Moncreiff, 9th Baronet, a Scottish judge, he was educated at Edinburgh University and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1833.He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in...
and his wife Isabella Bell, daughter of Robert Bell, Procurator of the Church of Scotland. He was educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
on 22 March 1858. He was awarded BA in 1862 and LL.B. in 1864
Moncreiff was admitted as an advocate in 1863 and was Advocate-Depute in 1866, from 1868 to 1874 and in 1881. He was Sheriff of Renfrew and Bute from 1881 to 1888. In 1888 he became Senator to the College of Justice, Scotland, with title of Lord Wellwood. He succeeded to the title Baron Moncreiff
Baron Moncreiff
Baron Moncreiff, of Tulliebole in the County of Kinross, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1874 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Sir James Moncreiff, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Tulliebole in the County of Kinross, in the Baronetage...
on the death of his father on 27 April 1895. In 1901 he became Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire
Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire:*George Graham 17 March 1794 – 18 December 1801*William Adam 30 January 1802 – 17 February 1839*Sir Charles Adam 28 March 1839 – 16 September 1853...
. He was author of Review in Criminal Cases. He lived at Tulliebole Castle, Kinross.
Moncreiff married firstly on 3 April 1866 Susan Wilhelmine Dick-Cunyngham, daughter of Sir William Hanmer Dick-Cunyngham, 8th Baronet. He married secondly on 26 March 1873, Millicent Julia Fryer, daughter of Colonel Frederick Daniel Fryer, of Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket. He had no children and was succeeded by his brother Robert
Robert Moncreiff, 3rd Baron Moncreiff
Robert Chichester Moncreiff, 3rd Baron Moncreiff was an English clergyman and cricketer who succeeded to the title Baron Moncreiff....
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