The Right Honourable James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, KT, PC (born 2 July 1927) is a Scottish advocate and former Lord Chancellor (1987–1997). The Right Honourable (abbreviated The Rt. ... James VII ordained the modern Order. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... It has been suggested that Barrister#Advocates in Scotland be merged into this article or section. ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and in former times the Chancellor of England and the Lord Chancellor of Scotland, is one of the most senior and important functionaries in the government of the United Kingdom, and its predecessor states. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in Edinburgh, the son of a railway signalman, Mackay was educated at George Heriot's School, the University of Edinburgh and Cambridge University where he undertook degrees in Mathematics and then did postgraduate study in that subject. For a time during the 1950s he taught Maths at St Andrews University before returning to Edinburgh to read Law. He was elected to the Faculty of Advocates in 1955 and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1965. Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the second-largest city in Scotland and the countrys capital city. ... A signalman is the employee on a railway who operates the points and signals in a signal box. ... George Heriots School is a private primary and secondary school on Lauriston Place in Edinburgh, Scotland, with around 1500 pupils. ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410-1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the United Kingdom. ... The Faculty of Advocates is the collective term by which what in England are called barristers are known in Scotland. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The official portrait of former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell, who was made a Queens Counsel as Justice Minister in 1992. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

In 1979, Mackay was appointed Lord Advocate, the senior law officer in Scotland, and was created a life peer, taking his territorial designation from his father's birthplace: Clashfern in Sutherland. He was appointed a judge of the Court of Session in 1984, and became a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary the following year. This page refers to the year 1979. ... Her Majestys Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh in Scots Gaelic), was the chief legal adviser of the United Kingdom Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters until the passing of the Scotland Act 1998. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a traditional county which is now within the Highland local government area of Scotland. ... The Court of Session is the supreme civil court in Scotland. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The House of Lords, in addition to having a legislative function, has a judicial function as a court of last resort within the United Kingdom. ...

In 1987, Margaret Thatcher made Mackay Lord Chancellor(within hours of the previous chancellor retiring because of ill health. about which he had to ask for his wife's consent as to make sure she could cope with the public attention), an office which he held until the Conservatives lost power in 1997, by which time he had become one of the longest serving Lord Chancellors. He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle by the Queen in 1999. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. ... The Conservative Party is one of the two largest political parties in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James VII ordained the modern Order. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) (born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen independent nations known as the Commonwealth Realms. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Lord Mackay of Clashfern is also remembered for an incident when he, an elder of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, attended the funeral masses of two close Roman Catholic friends. This was considered a grave offence by the Free Presbyterian Church authorities and he was suspended from church office, bringing about a split and the formation of Associated Presbyterian Church in 1989, which supported greater "liberty of conscience". An elder can refer to various topics: Elder (administrative title) Elder (religious) Elder - person of knowledge or high degree Elderberry plant (Sambucus) Box-elder plant (maple) Box elder bug (Leptocoris trivittatus or Boisea trivittatus) Elderly person - see: Old age William Henry Elder bishop and Archbishop of Cincinnati Joycelyn Elders Elder... St. ... Mass is a property of a physical object that quantifies the amount of matter it contains. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Associated Presbyterian Church of Scotland is a very small church which was formed in 1989 as a split from the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lord Mackay of Clashfern was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2005 and has stayed on as such in 2006. As the Sovereigns personal representative Lord High Commissioners were appointed to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Scotland between 1603 and 1707. ... The 2004 Assembly with Dr Alison Elliot as Moderator The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Churchs governing body. ... The Church of Scotland (C of S, also known informally as The Kirk; until the 17th century officially the Kirk of Scotland) is the Christian national church of Scotland. ...