Alexander Munro MacRobert KC (1873 – 18 October 1930) was a Scottish

Scotland

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 lawyer and Unionist politician.

Educated at Paisley Grammar School

Paisley Grammar School

Paisley Grammar School, known for a period following 1896 as the Paisley Grammar School and William B. Barbour Academy, is a non-denominational state comprehensive secondary school in Paisley, the largest town in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The school was founded in 1576 and was formerly a selective...

, Edinburgh University and the University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

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 he became an advocate

Faculty of Advocates

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 in 1897. He worked with the Admiralty

Admiralty

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 in 1917-18 and as an Advocate Depute from 1919 to 1923. He was appointed King's Counsel in 1919. He was Sheriff

Sheriff

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 of Forfar

Forfar

Forfar is a parish, town and former royal burgh of approximately 13,500 people in Angus, located in the East Central Lowlands of Scotland. Forfar is the county town of Angus, which was officially known as Forfarshire from the 18th century until 1929, when the ancient name was reinstated, and...

 from 1923-24.

He was unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for Edinburgh Leith in 1922 and was elected for East Renfrewshire

East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in October 1924 and held the seat until his death. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland

Solicitor General for Scotland

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 in December 1925, and was promoted to serve as Lord Advocate

Lord Advocate

Her Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...

 briefly from April to June 1929.