Patrick Grant, Lord Elchies

Wikipedia Biographical Summary

"Patrick Grant, Lord Elchies (1690–1754) was a Scottish judge...

...Grant was the son of Captain Grant of Easter Elchies. He was admitted an advocate on 12 February 1712, and obtained a good practice. On 3 November 1732 he was raised to the bench with the title of Lord Elchies, in succession to Sir John Maxwell of Pollock; on 3 March 1737 he succeeded Walter Pringle of Newhall as a lord of justiciary; and he died at Inch House, near Edinburgh, on 27 July 1754."

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