William Macpherson

Sir William Macpherson of Cluny (William Alan Macpherson; 1 April 1926 – 14 February 2021)[1][2] was a Scottish High Court judge. He served as the 27th Hereditary Chief of the Clan Macpherson.[3][4] In the late 1990s, Macpherson led the public inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence.[5]

Macpherson was born in Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. He studied at Summer Fields School, a preparatory school near Oxford.[4] He later studied at Wellington College in Crowthorne and Trinity College, Oxford.[4]

Macpherson died on 14 February 2021, aged 94.[6]

References
  1. Robertson, John. "William Alan MacPherson". Special Forces Roll of Honour. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. Ratcliffe, Susan (2006). Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-861417-9.
  3. "Profile: Sir William Macpherson". BBC News. 24 February 1999. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  4. "The Honourable Sir William Macpherson of Cluny (and Blairgowrie)". Frost's Scottish Who's Who. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  5. BBC News (5 May 2004). "Q&A: Stephen Lawrence murder". BBC News. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  6. "Judge in Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry Sir William Macpherson dies aged 94". The Times. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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