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Born in Edinburgh, McLaren was educated at the Heidelburg University (Heidelburg, Germany), Bonn University (Bonn, Germany), and Edinburgh University, from which he graduated with the degree of Master of Arts. In 1874, he was admitted to Lincoln's InnLincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The others are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. It is situated in Holborn, in the London Borough of Camde as a barristerIn many common law jurisdictions, a barrister or advocate is a type of lawyer, particularly one entitled to appear before the superior courts of that jurisdiction. Details vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Barristers in England and Wales The legal p. Six years later, he was elected to the House of CommonsIn a bicameral parliament of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. The Commons generally holds much more power than the upper house (the senate or House of Lords). The leader of the majority as member of ParliamentA Member of Parliament or MP is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. Australia In Australia, the term Member of Parliament refers specifically to a mem for StaffordThis article is about the town of Stafford, England. For other uses, see Stafford (disambiguation Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. It lies in the north of the West Midlands region, between Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent. The popu; he served that constituency until 18861886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. January 29 Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile. March. In 1892Events January 1 Ellis Island begins accepting immigrants to the United States. January 14 Death of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, second in line heir to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Next in line is his younger b, he returned to the Commons as MP for Bosworth, which he represented until 1910.

McLaren's political career was much more interesting during his second term. In 1897, he was invested a Queen's Counsel, and in 1902 he was created Baronet McLaren, of Bodnant, county Denbigh. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1902, and held the office of Justice of the Peace for Middlesex, Flint, Denbighshire, and Surrey. In 1911, one year after he was not re-elected to the Commons, he was created Baron Aberconway in the Peerage of Scotland.

Lord Aberconway received various honours throughout his lifetime, including: Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan (3rd class), Order of Takova ( Serbia), and Commander, Order of the Redeemer ( Greece). He chaired many companies throughout his lifetime, and upon his death in 1934 at Bodnant, the Barony and Baronetcy passed to his eldest son, Henry McLaren .