He was born in 1894 the son of James Kelt Strachan of Errol (1860-1932) and his wife, Elizabeth Hyslop Sutherland.
[2] He studied Law at Glasgow University graduating MA in 1921.
[7][8] In October 1948 he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice under the title of Lord Strachan.
[10] He is buried in the northern section of the churchyard of St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh.
[11] The grave lies in the centre of the grass section towards the west end.