George Mackenzie (Lord Advocate)

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George Mackenzie was a 17th-century Scottish lawyer, politician, and Lord Advocate, notorious for his harsh persecution of Covenanters and remembered as a key figure in Scotland’s legal history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord Advocate
Scottish lawyer
human
politician
buriedIn Greyfriars Kirkyard
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
dateOfBirth 1636
dateOfDeath 1691
describedBySource Scottish legal history
educatedAt King's College, Aberdeen
University of Bourges
University of Paris
University of St Andrews
familyName Mackenzie
fieldOfWork Scots law
criminal law
legal philosophy
foundedBy Advocates Library
givenName George
hasReputation harsh persecutor of Covenanters
important figure in the development of Scots law
honorificPrefix Sir
memberOf Faculty of Advocates
nickname Bluidy Mackenzie
notableFor founding the Advocates Library in Edinburgh
persecution of Covenanters
role in the Killing Time in Scotland
notableWork Institutions of the Law of Scotland
Laws and Customs of Scotland in Matters Criminal
The Works of that Eminent and Learned Lawyer Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
occupation lawyer
legal writer
politician
participantIn Restoration-era Scottish government
persecutions of Scottish Covenanters
placeOfBirth Dundee
placeOfDeath Oxford
positionHeld Lord Advocate of Scotland
linked to: Lord Advocate

Lord Justice General
Member of the Parliament of Scotland
religion Church of Scotland
residence Edinburgh
sexOrGender male
title Lord Rosehaugh
workLocation Edinburgh

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Aberdeen Grammar School hasNotableAlumnus George Mackenzie (Lord Advocate)
Catriona hasCharacter Lord Advocate Prestongrange
linked to: George Mackenzie (Lord Advocate)