John Hay Athole Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh
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Sir John Hay Athole Macdonald (27 December 1836 – 9 May 1919) was a Scottish politician and later a judge.
He was called to the Scottish bar in 1859. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland from 1876 to 1880. Elected as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities from 1885, he served as Lord Advocate from 1885 to 1886 and from 1886 to 1888. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1880, and was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1885. He gave up his Parliamentary seat and was appointed Lord Justice Clerk in 1888, taking the title Lord Kingsburgh, and presided over the Second Division of the Court of Session until 1915.
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| Preceded by Lyon Playfair |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities 1885–1888 |
Succeeded by Moir Darling |
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| Preceded by James Moncreiff |
Solicitor General for Scotland 1876-1880 |
Succeeded by John Millar |
| Preceded by John Blair Balfour |
Lord Advocate 1885-1886 |
Succeeded by John Blair Balfour |
| Preceded by John Blair Balfour |
Lord Advocate 1886-1888 |
Succeeded by James Robertson |
| Preceded by Lord Moncreiff |
Lord Justice Clerk 1888-1915 |
Succeeded by Lord Dickson |
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