Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness
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The Right Honourable The Lord Alness GBE PC KC DL |
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Robert Munro in 1922
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| Lord Advocate | |
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In office 30 October 1913 – 5 December 1916 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Alexander Ure |
| Succeeded by | James Avon Clyde |
| Secretary for Scotland | |
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In office 10 December 1916 – 19 October 1922 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Harold Tennant |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Novar |
| Lord Justice Clerk | |
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In office 1922–1933 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Lord Dickson |
| Succeeded by | Lord Aitchison |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 May 1868 Alness, Ross-shire |
| Died |
6 October 1955 (aged 87) Bournemouth, Hampshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
Liberal Liberal National |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Edith Evans (d. 1920) (2) Olga Grumler |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness GBE PC QC DL (28 May 1868 – 6 October 1955) was a Scottish lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland between 1916 and 1922 in David Lloyd George's coalition government and as Lord Justice Clerk between 1922 and 1933.
Munro was born in Alness, Ross-shire, the son of Reverend Alexender Ross Munro and Margaret, daughter of Reverend John Sinclair. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and Edinburgh University.
Munro was admitted to the Scottish Bar as an Advocate in 1893. He was a Counsel to the Board of Inland Revenue and became a King's Counsel in 1910. At the January 1910 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Wick Burghs, holding the seat until its abolition for the 1918 election. He was then returned to the House of Commons as MP for the new Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency, holding the seat until 1922.
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