James Mackenzie, Lord Royston (1671–1744) was a Scottish judge and
Senator of the College of Justice
The senators of the College of Justice in Scotland 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 ...
.
Life
He was born in 1671 the son of
George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie
George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie FRS (1630–1714), known as Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet from 1654 to 1685 and as the Viscount of Tarbat from 1685 to 1703, was a Scottish statesman.
Life
He was born at Innerteil, near Kinghorn, F ...
by his first wife.
In 1683 his father built "Royston House" a mansion north of
Edinburgh
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. The house was designed by
Robert Mylne.
On 7 June 1710 he was created a Senator of the College of Justice taking the title Lord Royston, in place of his paternal uncle
Roderick Mackenzie, Lord Prestonhall who resigned due to ill health.
In 1714 he inherited Royston House on the death of his father. In 1739 he sold the house to
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
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.
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He died on 9 November 1744.
Family
He married a distant cousin, Elizabeth MacKenzie daughter of Sir
George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636 – May 8, 1691) was a Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer. He was nicknamed Bloody Mackenzie.
Early life
Mackenzie, who was born in Dundee, was the son of Sir Simon Mackenzie of L ...
and widow of
Sir Archibald Cockburn of Langton.
Anne Dick was his daughter.
References
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1671 births
1744 deaths
Senators of the College of Justice