Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay
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Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay (1793 - 31 January 1874) was a Scottish judge.
Educated at St Andrew's University and Edinburgh University he became an advocate in 1816. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland from 1834-5, and again from 1841 to 1842, becoming Lord Advocate in 1842.
He was Member of Parliament for Argyllshire from 1843 to 1851.
He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, as Lord Colonsay in 1851. He was Lord Justice General from 1852 to 1867, and was created Baron Colonsay and Oronsay in 1867.
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| Preceded by: Andrew Skene |
Solicitor General for Scotland 1834-1835 |
Succeeded by: John Cunninghame |
| Preceded by: Thomas Maitland |
Solicitor General for Scotland 1841-1842 |
Succeeded by: Adam Anderson |
| Preceded by: Sir William Rae |
Lord Advocate 1842-1846 |
Succeeded by: Andrew Rutherfurd |
| Preceded by: Lord Boyle |
Lord Justice General 1852-1867 |
Succeeded by: Lord Glencorse |
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