Allan Alexander Maconochie

Biographical Summary

Maconochie (Maconochie-Welwood of Meadowbank), Allan (Alan) Alexander. ?-29/05/1885. Ref: 1001. Male.

• Profession: Advocate.
• Appointments Held: Advocate 1829; Professor 1843-55, Civil Law, Glasgow University.
• Postgraduate Studies: LL.D.
• Marital Status: Married 1st (1836) Ellen Wiggin 2nd (1859) Lady Margaret Penny (Hamilton ?) d.1888.
• Mother: Anne Blair.
• Father: Alexander Maconochie-Welwood, Lord Meadowbank FRSE 1777-1861.
• Other Family: Grandson of Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank FRSE 1748-1816.
• References: F J Grant 1944.
• Memberships: Highland Society(1842).
• Date of Election: 06/01/1840.
• Proposers: Thomas Charles Hope, 30/3/1839, (ms Proposal NLS Acc 10,000/45). (Billet 2/12/1839, 16/12/1839).
• Notes: Born 1806.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 612