Alexander Munro MacRobert

Who was Alexander Munro MacRobert?

Alexander Munro MacRobert KC 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 Edinburgh 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.

He is buried in a line of law lords against the north wall of the 20th century extension to Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.