William Mackintosh, Lord Kyllachy LLD (9 April 1842 – 9 December 1918) was a Scottish advocate who later became a

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. His country estate was Kyllachy House near

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Life

He was born on 9 April 1842, the son of Mary Walker and her husband William Mackintosh of Inches, a wine merchant and one time Provost in nearby

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.Dods peerage baronetage and knightage of Great Britain and Ireland
myheritage.com He was educated at

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then studied law at the

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, graduating with an MA in 1862. He qualified as an advocate in 1865. In 1880 he became

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. In 1881 he became Sheriff of Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland. He was made Dean of Faculty and Queen’s Counsel in 1886. In 1886 he rebuilt his family home in

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overlooking the

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, as Kyllachy House, in a Victorian “hunting lodge” style. He was raised to the bench and given the title “Lord Kellachy” (his country estate) in 1889. In 1891 he was elected a Fellow of the

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. His proposers were Sir John Murray,

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, John McLaren, Lord McLaren and Alexander Smith Kinnear, Lord Kinnear. He resigned the following year. He retired in 1907. In Edinburgh he lived at 6 Randolph Crescent, but following his wife’s death he spent more time in Glasgow. His health waned with the death of his wife and further with the death of his son. He died in

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on 9 December 1918. He is buried with his wife in

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in western Edinburgh. The grave lies on the concealed southern terrace, towards the eastern end. He was a keen golfer and a member of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers.

Family

In 1869 he married Jane Stevenson (1843-1909) daughter of David Stevenson and cousin to

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. Their children included Alistair Hugh Mackintosh who was killed in 1914 during the

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. His body was never recovered.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mackintosh, William 1842 births 1918 deaths Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Senators of the College of Justice Scottish sheriffs Scottish King's Counsel 19th-century Scottish judges