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James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, KT, PC, FRSE (born 2 July 1927) [1] is a British lawyer. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Lord Advocate, and Lord Chancellor (1987–1997). He is a former active member of the House of Lords, where he sat as a Conservative.
In 1979, Mackay was appointed Lord Advocate, the senior law officer in Scotland, and was created a life peer becoming Baron Mackay of Clashfern, of Eddracchillis in Sutherland. He took this designation because of his father's birthplace.
Feb 21, 2001 · James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern was born on 2 July 1927. 2 He is the son of James Mackay and Janet Hymers. 2 He married Elizabeth Gunn Hymers Manson, daughter of D. D. Manson, in 1958. 2.
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James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, KT, PC, KC, FRSE (born 2 July 1927) is a British advocate. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Lord Advocate, and Lord Chancellor (1987–1997). [1] He is an active member of the House of Lords . Mackay was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom .
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§ The Right Honourable James Peter Hymers Mackay, QC, having been created Baron Mackay of Clashfern, of Eddrachillis in the District of Sutherland, for life—Was, in his robes, introduced between the Lord Kinross and the Lord Wilberforce.
