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Sir Archibald Macdonald, 1st Baronet
Scottish lawyer, judge and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Archibald Macdonald, 1st Baronet (13 July 1747 – 18 May 1826) was a Scottish-born English lawyer, judge and politician.
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Sir Alexander Macdonald | |
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![]() Portrait of Macdonald, by George Romney, c. 1793-1795 | |
Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer | |
In office 1793–1813 | |
Preceded by | Sir James Eyre |
Succeeded by | Sir Vicary Gibbs |
Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
In office 1780–1793 | |
Preceded by | Viscount Chewton Viscount Trentham |
Succeeded by | Sir Francis Ford William Egerton |
Member of Parliament for Hindon | |
In office 1777–1780 | |
Preceded by | Richard Smith Henry Dawkins |
Succeeded by | Lloyd Kenyon Nathaniel William Wraxall |
Personal details | |
Born | (1747-07-13)13 July 1747 Armadale Castle, Skye |
Died | 18 May 1826(1826-05-18) (aged 78) |
Spouse |
Lady Louisa Leveson-Gower
(m. 1777; died 1826) |
Relations | Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald (brother) Alexander Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald (nephew) Godfrey Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald (nephew) Sir James Macdonald, 6th Baronet (grandfather) |
Children | Sir James Macdonald, 2nd Baronet |
Education | Westminster School |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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