MACPHERSON of CLUNY and BLAIRGOWRIE, Sir William Alan TD (1926-2021)
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His inquiry into the police investigation into the killing of Stephen Lawrence was blamed by some on the Right for harming race relations
Sir William Macpherson of Cluny, who has died aged 94, was the 27th Chief of Clan Macpherson and a High Court judge from 1983 to 1996; he was, though, largely unknown to the wider public until he chaired the inquiry in 1997 into “matters arising from the death of Stephen Lawrence”......
William Alan Macpherson was born on April 1 1926, the son of Brigadier Alan David Macpherson, DSO, MC, the 26th Chief of Clan Macpherson, and his wife Catharine......
In retirement Macpherson lived at Newton Castle, his family home overlooking Blairgowrie. He enjoyed fishing, golf and archery; he was a member of the Royal Company of Archers, a ceremonial guard for the Queen in Scotland. He was a past president of London Scottish Rugby Football Club, and of the Highland Society of London.
He became the 27th Chief of the Macpherson Clan in 1969, on the death of his father.
He married, in 1962, Sheila McDonald Brodie, who died in 2003. He had two sons, one of whom predeceased him, and a daughter. His son Jamie becomes the 28th chief of Macpherson.
Sir William Macpherson of Cluny, born April 1 1926, died February 14 2021