Ian Macpherson, 1st Baron Strathcarron
| The Right Honourable The Lord Strathcarron PC PC (Ire) KC JP | |
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| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
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In office 10 January 1919 – 2 April 1920 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Edward Shortt |
| Succeeded by | Sir Hamar Greenwood, Bt |
| Minister of Pensions | |
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In office 2 April 1920 – 19 October 1922 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Bt |
| Succeeded by | George Tryon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1880 |
| Died | 14 August 1937 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Rhodes (d. 1956) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
(James) Ian Stewart Macpherson, 1st Baron Strathcarron MP PC PC KC JP (14 May 1880 – 14 August 1937), known as Sir Ian Macpherson, Baronet, between 1933 and 1936, was a British lawyer and Liberal politician.
Background and education
Macpherson was the son of James Macpherson, JP, of Inverness, and Anne, daughter of James Stewart. Lord Drumalbyn, George Macpherson and Sir Tommy Macpherson were his nephews. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and was called to the Bar, Middle Temple, in 1906.[1]
Political career
Macpherson sat as Member of Parliament for Ross and Cromarty from 1911 to 1935.[1][2] In 1916 he was appointed Under-Secretary of State for War, a post he held until 1918, and then served as Deputy Secretary of State for War and Vice-President of the Army Council between 1918 and 1919, as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1919 and 1920 and as Minister of Pensions between 1920 and 1922.[1] He was admitted to the British Privy Council in 1918[3] and to the Irish Privy Council in 1919[1][4] and made a King's Counsel in 1919.[1] He created a Baronet, of Banchor in the County of Inverness, in 1933[5] and raised to the peerage as Baron Strathcarron, of Banchor in the County of Inverness, in 1936.[6]
Family
Lord Strathcarron married Jill, daughter of Sir George Rhodes, 1st Baronet, in 1915. They had one son and two daughters. He died in London in August 1937, aged 57, and was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium.[7] He was succeeded in his titles by his son, David. Lady Strathcarron later remarried and died in August 1956.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 thepeerage.com James Ian Macpherson, 1st Baron Strathcarron
- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons, Rochester - Ryedale
- ↑ The London Gazette, 3 June 1918
- ↑ leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors - Ireland
- ↑ The London Gazette, 28 April 1933
- ↑ The London Gazette, 14 January 1936
- ↑ The Complete Peerage, Volume XIII - Peerage Creations 1901-1938. St Catherine's Press. 1949. p. 563.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Galloway Weir |
Member of Parliament for Ross and Cromarty 1911–1935 |
Succeeded by Malcolm MacDonald |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Derby |
Under-Secretary of State for War 1916–1919 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Peel |
| Preceded by Edward Shortt |
Chief Secretary for Ireland 1919–1920 |
Succeeded by Sir Hamar Greenwood, Bt |
| Preceded by Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Bt |
Minister of Pensions 1920–1922 |
Succeeded by George Tryon |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Baron Strathcarron 1936–1937 |
Succeeded by David Macpherson |