Roderick Mackenzie, Lord Prestonhall (c.1635–1712) was a Scottish judge and
Senator of the College of Justice
The senators of the College of Justice 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 of Session); ...
Life
He was the son of Sir John Mackenzie of Tarbat (1608-1654) and his wife Margaret Erskine. His older brother was
George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie
George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie FRS (1630–1714), known as Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet from 1654 to 1685 and as The Viscount of Tarbat from 1685 to 1703, was a Scottish statesman.
Life
He was born at Innerteil, near Kinghorn, Fi ...
Edinburgh
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Dalkeith
Dalkeith ( ; gd, Dail Cheith, IPA: �t̪alˈçe is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-cent ...
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On 12 January he was created a Senator of the College of Justice taking the title Lord Prestonhall, in place of the late
James Scougal, Lord Whitehill
James Scougal, Lord Whitehill (c.1652–1702) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice.
Life
He was born the youngest son of Anne Congalton and her husband Rev Patrick Scougal in the manse in Leuchars during the period during wh ...
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His resigned his position as Senator in June 1710 and the position was filled by his nephew
James Mackenzie, Lord Royston James Mackenzie, Lord Royston (1671–1744) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice.
Life
He was born in 1671 the son of George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie by his first wife.
In 1683 his father built "Royston House" ...
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He died on 4 December 1712.
Preston Hall was bought in 1738 by Henrietta widow of the Duke of Gordon who commissioned William Adam to remodel it, and it was again remodelled 1792-1800 when it was redesigned as a highly formal mansion with side wings, as it now exists.
Family
He married twice: firstly in 1674 to Mary Burnet; secondly to Margaret Halyburton of Pitcur, granddaughter of
Sir James Halyburton
Sir James Halyburton or Haliburton of Pitcur was a Scottish landowner and politician.
Biography
He was the son of Sir George Halyburton of Pitcur and a great-nephew of James Halyburton, tutor of Pitcur.1712 deathsSenators of the College of Justice