Charles Kincaid Mackenzie

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Charles Kincaid Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie (1857–1938) was a Scottish lawyer who served as a Senator of the College of Justice. He was also a cricketer.

Life

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He was born on 8 March 1857 the son of Alexander Kincaid Mackenzie (1812-1900).ODNB: Kincaid Mackenzie

He was educated at Edinburgh Academy then at Repton School.

He studied law at University College within Oxford University, there playing for the university cricket team in the first inter-university match against Cambridge, and graduating BA (Hons).{{cite web| url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17248.html| title = Lord MacKenzie profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos}}

He was the Scottish bar in 1881 and in 1895 was living at 47 Heriot Row.Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1895 He was Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway 1899/1900 and became Sheriff of Fife and Kinross in 1901.Scotsman (newspaper) 4 April 1938

In 1905 he was a King's Counsel (KC).Edinburgh Post Office directory 1905

In December 1905 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice replacing James Adam, Lord Adam.{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/projects/Senators-of-the-College-of-Justice/12512|title = Senators of the College of Justice genealogy project}} He stepped down from this position in 1922 due to ill health.Scotsman (newspaper) 4 April 1938

He died in his Heriot Row home in Edinburgh on 1 April 1938.Kenya Gazette 1 November 1938 He is buried in the churchyard of St John's, Edinburgh on Princes Street, close to his home on Heriot Row.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?grave=60587|title = Charles Kincaid MacKenzie grave monument details at St John and St Cuthbert (Joint) Church burial ground, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland}}

Family

He married Lillian (Lily) Young (1854-1945) of Gullane, daughter of George Young, Lord Young, Lord Advocate of Scotland, on 19 April 1881.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-and-argus-marriages/150131828/ |title=Marriages |newspaper=The Dundee Courier & Argus |page=4 |date=1881-04-21 |access-date=2024-06-26 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Their only son, Mark Kincaid Mackenzie (1888-1914), played first-class cricket for Oxford University and was killed in the First Battle of the Aisne during the First World War.{{Cite web |url=https://london-medals.co.uk/the-emotive-great-war-1914-battle-of-the-aisne-officer-casualty-and-first-class-cricketer-trio-and-plaque-group-awarded-to-lieutenant-m-k-mackenzie-4th-battalion-king-s-royal-rifle-corps-attached-3rd-battalion-rifle-brigade-who-having-been-educated |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-09-22 |archive-date=2019-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922214400/https://london-medals.co.uk/the-emotive-great-war-1914-battle-of-the-aisne-officer-casualty-and-first-class-cricketer-trio-and-plaque-group-awarded-to-lieutenant-m-k-mackenzie-4th-battalion-king-s-royal-rifle-corps-attached-3rd-battalion-rifle-brigade-who-having-been-educated |url-status=dead }}

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