Alexander Munro MacRobert
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Alexander Munro MacRobert KC (1873 - 18 October 1930) was a Scottish lawyer and Unionist politician.
Educated at Paisley Grammar School, Edinburgh University and the University of Glasgow he became an advocate in 1897. He worked with the Admiralty in 1917-18 and as an Advocate Depute from 1919 to 1923. He was appointed King's Counsel in 1919. He was Sheriff of Forfar from 1923-24.
He was unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for Leith in 1922 and was elected for East Renfrewshire in October 1924 and held the seat until his death. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in December 1925, and was promoted to serve as Lord Advocate briefly from April to June 1929.
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| Preceded by: David Pinkerton Fleming |
Solicitor General for Scotland 1925-1929 |
Succeeded by: Wilfrid Guild Normand |
| Preceded by: William Watson |
Lord Advocate April-June 1929 |
Succeeded by: Craigie Mason Aitchison |
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