David MacGill
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David MacGill, McGill or Makgill, Lord Cranston Riddell (1532–1595) was a 16th-century Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice and Lord Advocate of Scotland from 1582 to 1595.{{cite book|title= The Scots peerage founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun06pauluoft#page/592/mode/2up|accessdate=31 May 2013|year=1904|pages=592–3|chapter=Makgill Viscount of Oxfuird, Lord Makgill of Cousland}}
Life
He was born around 1532 in or near Edinburgh, the son of James MacGill of Nesbit, an Edinburgh burgess, and Provost of Edinburgh 1570/71{{Cite web|url=https://clan.com/family/makgill|title=Clan Makgill|website= CLAN by Scotweb}}{{Failed verification|date=June 2024}} and his wife, Helen Wardlaw.{{Cite ODNB |id=17612|title=MacGill [Mackgill], James, of Nether Rankeillour |first=Michael |last=Lynch}} He was born in the family home of Oxenfoord Castle on the Cranstoun Riddel (Cranston Riddell) estate south-east of Dalkeith.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/53331/cranstoun-old-parish-church-and-churchyard|title=Cranstoun Old Parish Church And Churchyard|website=Canmore}} His eldest brother was James MacGill, Lord Rankeillor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsconnection.com/clan_crests/macgill.htm|title=MacGill Clan Crest, Sine Fine Motto, Family History, Clan MacGill Certificates|website=www.scotsconnection.com}}
In June 1582 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice and took the title Lord Cranston Riddell.
He died in or near Edinburgh on 13 February 1595. His place on the Senate was taken by his eldest son, also David MacGill in 1597, who continued the title Lord Cranston Riddell, causing some confusion between father and son.
Family
On 11 May 1557 he married Elizabeth Forrester of Corstorphine. They had at least six children, the eldest being David Makgill (1558-1607).
His second son, Sir James MacGill was also a Senator and also known as Lord Cranston Riddell. He was later created Viscount of Oxfuird.An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice
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