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, of Colonsay and Oronsay in the County of Argyll, 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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