James Frederick Strachan, Lord Strachan LLD (1894–1978) was a 20th-century Scottish lawyer who served as a

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice in Scotland are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court ...

Life

He was born in 1894 the son of James Kelt Strachan of Errol (1860-1932) and his wife, Elizabeth Hyslop Sutherland. His father was an organist and teacher of music. In 1911 they were living at 251 Renfrew Street in

Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...

. He studied Law at

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graduating MA in 1921. From 1938 to 1948 he was

Procurator to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The Procurator to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the principal legal advisor to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The holder of the office is invariably a King's Counsel in Scotland. Day-to-day advice is given by th ...

. From 1942 to 1945 he was

Sheriff of Argyll The Sheriff of Argyll was historically a royal officer charged with enforcing the king's rights in Argyll; in Scotland, the concept of ''sheriff'' gradually evolved into a judicial position. Originally, the region of Argyll was served by the sher ...

and

Sheriff of Perth and Angus Perth () is the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the ...

from 1945 to 1948. In October 1948 he was appointed a

under the title of Lord Strachan. In Edinburgh he was a member of the Speculative Society. He is buried in the northern section of the churchyard of

St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh The Parish Church of St Cuthbert is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in central Edinburgh. Probably founded in the 7th century, the church once covered an extensive parish around the Old Town of Edinburgh, burgh of Edinburgh. The church ...

. The grave lies in the centre of the grass section towards the west end.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strachan, James Frederick 1894 births 1978 deaths Alumni of the University of Glasgow Senators of the College of Justice