Roderick Mackenzie, Lord Prestonhall (c.1635–1712) 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 the son of Sir John Mackenzie of Tarbat (1608-1654) and his wife Margaret Erskine. His older brother was
George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie.
In 1700 he built
Preston Hall south of
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
near
Dalkeith
Dalkeith ( ; , ) is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1541. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-century castle (now Dalkeith Pala ...
.
On 12 January he was created a Senator of the College of Justice taking the title Lord Prestonhall, in place of the late
James Scougal, Lord Whitehill.
His resigned his position as Senator in June 1710 and the position was filled by his nephew
James Mackenzie, Lord Royston.
He died on 4 December 1712.
Preston Hall was bought in 1738 by Henrietta widow of the Duke of Gordon who commissioned
William Adam to remodel it, and it was again remodelled 1792-1800 when it was redesigned as a highly formal mansion with side wings, as it now exists.
Family
He married twice: firstly in 1674 to Mary Burnet; secondly to Margaret Halyburton of Pitcur, granddaughter of
Sir James Halyburton.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mackenzie, Roderick
1712 deaths
Senators of the College of Justice