Donald Cameron of Lochiel (1835–1905)
FRGS | |
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Lord Lieutenant of Inverness | |
In office 1887–1905 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Lovat |
Succeeded by | Alfred Mackintosh |
Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire | |
In office 1868–1885 | |
Preceded by | Henry Baillie |
Succeeded by | Charles Fraser-Mackintosh |
Personal details | |
Born | Donald Cameron 5 April 1835 Richmond, Surrey, England |
Died | 30 November 1905 Achnacarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland | (aged 70)
Spouse | |
Children | 4, including the Achnacarry Castle |
Donald Cameron of Lochiel,
Early life
Lochiel was the eldest son of Donald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel of the Grenadier Guards and Lady Vere Catherine Louisa Hobart (1803–1888), of Hampden House, Buckinghamshire. His mother, a sister of the 5th Earl of Buckinghamshire, was the daughter of the Hon. George Vere Hobart by his second wife Janet Maclean, a scion of the Macleans of Coll and Camerons of Glendessary.[1] Lochaber joyously celebrated the birth of Lochiel's heir during the spring of 1835, with commemorative dinners held by Camerons 'from Ballachulish Ferry to the Marches of Knoydart', as well as the lighting of bonfires on Ben Nevis.[2]
He was educated at Harrow, and shortly thereafter entered into diplomatic service.[2]
Career
Diplomacy
Entering the
Public life
At the
Active in sheep farming, Lochiel had to take on the stakes of most of the sheep farms on his estate during the acute depression in the industry. As such, he had an intimate knowledge of the shepherds plight, and that of the related business of deer stalking. He was appointed in 1883 to the Napier Association, to enquire into the grievances of the Crofters, and was later named to the Deer Forest Commission in 1894.[2]
Marriage and children
In 1875, Lochiel married Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, the second daughter of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, by his wife Lady Charlotte Thynne, the daughter of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath.[6][7] They had four sons:
- Col. KT (1876–1951), commanding officer of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders who succeeded as Chief; married Lady Hermione Graham, daughter of the 5th Duke of Montrose.[7]
- Capt. Ewen Charles Cameron (1878–1958), officer of the Lovat Scouts.[7]
- Allan George Cameron (1880–1914), killed near Aisne during World War I.[7]
- Archibald Cameron (1886–1917), killed at the Battle of Arras during World War I.[7]
Commemoration
Lochiel is commemorated with a statue in
References
- ^ Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (1 ed.). Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A. p. 607.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Chiefs of Clan Cameron". www.lochiel.net. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ The Foreign Office List and Diplomatic and Consular Year Book. Harrison. 1881.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
- ^ a b Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
- ^ a b "Clan Cameron genealogies". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Stewart of Ardvorlich, John (1974). The Camerons: A History of Clan Cameron. The Clan Cameron Charitable Trust. p. 162.