Scottish advocate; he was Principal Clerk of Session (1804-08) and Deputy Keeper of the Signet (1820-28). He was a schoolmate and friend of Sir Walter Scott.

REFERENCES TO WORKS BY Colin Mackenzie of Portmore:

“Ellandonnan Castle” in Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland, with a few of modern date, founded upon Local Tradition.