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David MacGill (other)
David MacGill, McGill or Makgill, Lord Cranston Riddell (1532–1595) was a 16th-century Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice and Lord Advocate of Scotland from 1582 to 1595. Life He was born around 1532 in or near Edinburgh, the son of James MacGill of Nesbit, an Edinburgh burgess, and Provost of Edinburgh 1570/71 and his wife, Helen Wardlaw. He was born in the family home of Oxenfoord Castle on the Cranstoun Riddel (Cranston Riddell) estate south-east of Dalkeith. His eldest brother was James MacGill, Lord Rankeillor. In June 1582 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice and took the title Lord Cranston Riddell. He died in or near Edinburgh on 13 February 1595. His place on the Senate was taken by his eldest son, also David MacGill in 1597, who continued the title Lord Cranston Riddell, causing some confusion between father and son. Family On 11 May 1557 he married Elizabeth Forrester of Corstorphine. They had at least six children, the eldes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senator Of The College Of Justice
The senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session); Lords Commissioners of Justiciary (judges of the High Court of Justiciary); and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court. Whilst the High Court and Court of Session historically maintained separate judiciary, these are now identical, and the term ''Senator'' is almost exclusively used in referring to the judges of these courts. Senators of the college use the title ''Lord'' or ''Lady'' along with a surname or a territorial name. Note, however, that some senators have a peerage title, which would be used instead of the senatorial title. All senators of the college have the honorific, ''The Honourable'', before their titles, while those who are also privy counsellors or peers have the honorific, ''The Right Honourable''. Senators are made pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |