Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet
Sir Fitzroy Maclean Bt KCB | |
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26th Clan Chief 10th Baronet of Morvern | |
In office 1883–1936 | |
Preceded by | Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean, 9th Baronet |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 11th Baronet |
Personal details | |
Born | Fitzroy Donald Maclean (1835-05-18)18 May 1835 near Shorne, County Kent |
Died | 22 November 1936(1936-11-22) (aged 101) Duart Castle |
Spouse | Constance Marianne Ackers (m. 1872-1920; her death) |
Children | 5, including Major Hector Fitzroy Maclean (1873–1932) |
Parent(s) | Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean, 9th Baronet Emily Marsham |
Relatives | Sir Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 11th Baronet (grandson) |
Residence | Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull |
Colonel Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, 10th Baronet of Morvern, KCB, DL (18 May 1835 – 22 November 1936) was a Scottish officer who served as the 26th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1883 to 1936, for fifty-three years. He lived to be 101 years old.[1][2] He bought and restored Duart Castle in 1911 as the seat of the Maclean clan.[3][4]
Biography
He was born on 18 May 1835 near Shorne, County Kent, the only son of Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean, 9th Baronet, the 25th Chief of Clan Maclean.[3][5]
He started his military career as a cornet at the 7th Dragoon Guards. On 12 October 1852, he was promoted to lieutenant of the 13th Light Dragoons.[3] In 1854, he was promoted to captain and in 1856 was promoted to major. In 1861, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel. By 1871, he was commanding the 13th Hussars. He was promoted to colonel and commanded the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry Cavalry in 1880. In 1854–1855, he served in Bulgaria and the Crimea, and was with his regiment at the landing at Yevpatoria. He also fought at the Battle of the Alma and the Siege of Sevastopol.[5] He was not able to participate in the Charge of the Light Brigade due to becoming sick shortly before the engagement.[6]
Sir Fitzroy married Constance Marianne Ackers (c. 1840–1920) on 17 January 1872. She was the younger daughter of George Holland Ackers, the High Sheriff of Cheshire. Their children were:[5][7]
- Major Hector Fitzroy Maclean (17 Feb 1873 – 25 July 1932), the father of Sir Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 11th Baronet. He married Winifred Joan Wilding, the daughter of J. H. Wilding, on 3 September 1907. Died at the age of 59.[3]
- Charles Lachlan Maclean (20 September 1874 – 27 August 1958)
- Fitzroy Holland Maclean (10 May 1876 – 13 April 1881)
- John Marsham Maclean (24 October 1879 – 4 November 1901), killed in action in the Boer War at the age of 22.
- Finovola Marianne Eleanor Maclean (14 February 1887 – 1985), married Captain Roger Cordy-Simpson on 7 April 1908. After he died in 1911, she married secondly Brigadier Francis William Bullock-Marsham (1883–1971) on 19 April 1922.[3]
He became the 10th Baronet of Morvern and 26th Clan Chief in 1883 on the death of his father, Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean, 9th Baronet, who was the 25th Chief of Clan Maclean.[5]
He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) on 22 June 1897.[8] On 24 June 1904, he was knighted in the same order (KCB),[9] and in December 1910, was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Kent.[10]
He bought Duart Castle in September 1911 and restored it. On his 100th birthday he planted a rowan tree in the castle grounds to ward off evil spirits. He lived to be 101 years old. On his death on 22 November 1936 his title went to his grandson, Sir Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 11th Baronet, who became the 27th Clan Chief.[11][12]
He was Grand President of the Clan Gillean Association, honorary president of the Mull and Iona Association, vice-president and formerly president of the Highland Society of London. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Argyllshire in 1932.[3]
Heraldry
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References
- ^ "Ended Feud With Campbells". The New York Times. 23 November 1936.
Fought in Crimean War Colonel Sir Fitzroy Donald MacLean would have celebrated his fifty-third anniversary as chief of the Clan MacLean in December. ...
- ^ "700 Macleans Toast Chief on His 100th Birthday". Chicago Tribune. 19 May 1935. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sir Fitzroy Maclean". 23 November 1936. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ de la Caillemotte de Massue de Ruvigny, Melville Amadeus Henry Douglas Heddle (1904). The Jacobite Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Grants of Honour. T.C. & E.C. Jack.
- ^ a b c d MacLean, John Patterson (1889). A History of the Clan MacLean from Its First Settlement at Duard Castle, in the Isle of Mull, to the Present Period: Including a Genealogical Account of Some of the Principal Families Together with Their Heraldry, Legends, Superstitions, etc. R. Clarke & Company. p. 224.
Laird of Brolas.
- ^ Paget, Henry (1995). A History of the British Cavalry: Volume 8: 1816-1919 The Western Front, 1915-1918, Epilogue, 1919-1939. Vol. 8. Pen and Sword Books. p. 353. ISBN 9780850524673. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Addison, Henry Robert; Lawson, William John; Oakes, Charles Henry; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton (1907). Who's who.
- ^ "Companion of the Order of the Bath (Civil Division)". The London Gazette.
- ^ "Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (Civil Division". The London Gazette.
- ^ "No. 28443". The London Gazette. 2 December 1910. p. 9044.
- ^ "Sir Fitzroy Maclean of Duart". Ambaile. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "MacLean". Electric Scotland. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
- ^ McAndrew, Bruce A. (2006). Scotland's Historic Heraldry (Illustrated ed.). Boydell Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-1-84383-261-4.
- ^ Campbell of Airds, Alastair. "A Closer Look at West Highland Heraldry: Page 3 The MacLeans". Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f MacLean, John Paterson (1913). Renaissance of the Clan MacLean. Columbus, Ohio: F.J. Heer. pp. 147.
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- Gillean of the Battle Axe (fl. 1250s) 1st Chief c.1250s
- Malise mac Gilleain (?–1300) 2nd Chief c.1260–1300
- Malcolm Maclean, 3rd Chief (fl. 1310s) 3rd Chief 1300–c.1350s
- John Dubh Maclean, 4th Chief (fl. 1350s) 4th Chief
- Lachlan Lubanach Maclean (c.1350–c.1405) 5th Chief flourished 1390s
- Red Hector of the Battles Maclean (c.1368–1411) 6th Chief c.1405–11
- Lachlan Bronneach Maclean (fl. 1470s) 7th Chief
- Lachlan Og Maclean (c.1432–1484) 8th Chief flourished 1480s
- Hector Odhar Maclean (?–1513) 9th Chief flourished 1490s
- Lachlan Maclean, 10th Chief (fl. 1510's) 10th Chief
- Lachlan Cattanach Maclean, 11th Chief (c.1465–1523) 11th Chief 1515–1523
- Hector Mor Maclean, 12th Chief (c1500–1568) flourished 1530s
- Hector Og Maclean, 13th Chief flourished 1540s
- Lachlan Mor Maclean (1558–1598) 14th Chief ?–1598
- Sir Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief (c.1575–1623) 15th Chief 1598–1623
- Hector Mor Maclean, 16th Chief (c.1600–1626) 16th Chief 1623–1626 *
- Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet (c.1620–1649) 17th Chief 1626–1649
- Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet (?–1651) 18th Chief 1649–1651 *
- Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet (1645–1674) 19th Chief 1651–1674
- Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet (1670–1716) 20th Chief 1674–1716 ^
- Sir Hector Maclean, 5th Baronet (c.1700–1750) 21st Chief 1716–1750 *
- Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet (1710–1783) 22nd Chief 1750–1783 *
- Sir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet (c.1750–1818) 23rd Chief 1783–1818 *
- Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 8th Baronet (c.1770–1847) 24th Chief 1818–1847
- Sir Charles Maclean, 9th Baronet (1798–1883) 25th Chief 1847–1883
- Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet (1835–1936) 26th Chief 1883–1936 *
- Sir Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 11th Baronet (1916–1990) 27th Chief 1936–1990
- Sir Lachlan Maclean, 12th Baronet (1942– ) 28th Chief 1990–present
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Preceded by | Baronet (of Duart and Morvern) 1883–1936 | Succeeded by |