Joshua Henry Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie

The Hon. Joshua Henry Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie (1774 – 1871) was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice.

Life

The grave of Joshua Henry MacKenzie, Greyfriars Kirkyard

He was born in 1774 the eldest son of the Edinburgh author Henry Mackenzie and his wife, Penuel Grant. His maternal grandfather was Sir Ludovic Grant. He was named after his paternal grandfather, Dr Joshua Mackenzie. The family lived at Cowgatehead just off the Grassmarket in Edinburgh.

In 1822 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice taking the seat previously held by the late Lord Kinneder.[1]

In 1825 he was living at 6 Royal Circus in Edinburgh's Second New Town.[2] In later life he moved to Belmont House, a substantial mansion west of the city, near Corstorphine.[3]

He died on 17 November 1851. He is buried with his parents in Greyfriars Kirkyard. The grave lies against the retaining wall mid-way along the northern slope.

Family

He married Helen Mackenzie, daughter of Lord Seaforth. Their children included Francis Lewis Mackenzie and Henry Mackenzie.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/misc/lordofsessions.htm
  2. ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1825
  3. ↑ Alumni Cantabrigiensis: F L Mackenzie, John Venn



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