John McLaren, Lord McLaren
John McLaren, Lord McLaren,
Life
The son of
He studied law at
He held the office of Sheriff of Chancery in Scotland 1869–1880. He reorganised the Liberal party and arranged Gladstone's Midlothian campaign of 1879–1880.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs in April 1880 and appointed Lord Advocate, losing his seat on seeking re-election on 20 May 1880. He failed to be elected at Berwick-upon-Tweed on 21 July 1880, but was returned for Edinburgh on 28 January 1881. McLaren's father Duncan McLaren had resigned as MP for Edinburgh, which produced the vacancy to be filled. McLaren continued to sit for Edinburgh until he was appointed as a judge, later in the year. He was Lord Advocate for Scotland during 1880–81.
Under pressure from Gladstone and Sir William Harcourt, he accepted appointment to the
Lord McLaren died in
Publications
McLaren wrote a number of books on legal topics, including Law of Wills and Succession.
Family
In 1868 he married Ottile Schwabe (d.1914). Their children largely died in childhood. Their eldest daughter was Ottilie McLaren.
Artistic recognition
His portrait by Sir John Lavery is held in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery but is seldom displayed.[4]
References
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1831-32
- ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "John McLaren, Lord McLaren, 1831 - 1910. Judge".
Source: Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume I 1832-1885 edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976).