James Frederick Strachan, Lord Strachan LLD (1894–1978) was a 20th-century Scottish law lord who served as a Senator of the College of Justice.

Life

He was born in 1894 the son of James Kelt Strachan of Errol (1860-1932) and his wife, Elizabeth Hyslop Sutherland. His father was an organist and teacher of music. In 1911 they were living at 251

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. He studied Law at

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graduating MA in 1921. From 1938 to 1948 he was Procurator to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. From 1942 to 1945 he was

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from 1945 to 1948. In October 1948 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice under the title of Lord Strachan. In Edinburgh he was a member of the Speculative Society. He is buried in the northern section of the churchyard of

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. The grave lies in the centre of the grass section towards the west end.

Family

In 1926 he was married to Irene Louise Warren (1901-1980). They had three children, Timothy Warren Strachan (1927-1978), Elizabeth Sutherland Dawson née Strachan (born 1928) and Douglas Frederick Strachan (1933-2004).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strachan, James Frederick 1894 births 1978 deaths Alumni of the University of Glasgow Senators of the College of Justice