Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet
Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet and 18th Clan Chief | |
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18th Clan Chief 14th Laird of Duart 2nd Baronet | |
In office 1649-1651 | |
Preceded by | Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet, father |
Succeeded by | Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet, brother |
Personal details | |
Born | Hector Maclean circa 1620 |
Died | 1651 |
Parent(s) | Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet Mary, second daughter of Sir Roderick MacLeod |
Relatives | Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet, brother |
Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet of Morvern (c. 1620 – 20 July 1651) was the 18th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1649 to 1651. He died without leaving a son as an heir.
Biography
Hector was the son of Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet and succeeded him at his death in 1649. His mother was Mary MacLeod, the second daughter of Sir Roderick MacLeod. At Hector's death in 1651, he was succeeded as Clan Maclean Chief by his brother, Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet.[1]
Hector was killed fighting for Scotland at the battle of Inverkeithing.[2] It was during this battle that seven brothers died protecting their Clan chief. Each brother crying "Another for Hector" as they stepped forward to protect him.[3] Fear eile airson Eachuinn (from Scottish Gaelic: "Another for Hector") became one of the two slogans used by Clan Maclean.[4]
Ancestors
Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet | Father: Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet | Paternal Grandfather: Hector Mor Maclean | Paternal Great-Grandfather: Hector Og Maclean |
Paternal Great-grandmother: Janet Mackenzie of Kintail | |||
Paternal Grandmother: Margaret MacLeod | Paternal Great-Grandfather: Sir Roderick MacLeod | ||
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Mother: Mary MacLeod | Maternal Grandfather: Sir Roderick MacLeod | Maternal Great-Grandfather: | |
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Notes
This article incorporates text from A history of the clan Mac Lean 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, by John Patterson MacLean, a publication from 1889, now in the public domain in the United States.
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Sir Eachann Ruadh, Eighteenth Chief of MacLean. Red Hector, or as he has been called, Hector Roy, or Hector Rufus, succeeded his father as eighteenth of Duard and second Baronet of Morvern. His lines were cast upon evil times. The civil commotions continued during the period of his chieftainship. King Charles I. was brought to the block, and his son Charles II. was offered the crown by the Scots in 1650, and in the beginning of 1651 was crowned at Scone. Archibald Campbell, first marquis of Argyle, was head of the committee of estates of Scotland, and whose character has already been set forth. With such a man at the head of affairs, and the deplorable condition into which the country had fallen, what good could befall the young chief of Duard? Although warlike, chivalrous, brave, and generous, he had upon one side the ocean, and upon the other, Argyle, who could muster five thousand claymores. The power of oppression possessed by Argyle soon exerted itself over the MacLeans. His clan and dependents, actuated by his own desires, began to harass and provoke the MacLeans of Morvern by continued aggressions upon their property.
— (MacLean 1889, p. 176) - ^ "Memorial to Hector Maclean of Duart". Erected by the Clan Maclean heritage trust. 20 July 2001. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Another for Hector"
In the battle of Inverkeithing, between the Royalists and Oliver Cromwell's troops, five hundred of the followers of the Laird of M'Lean were left dead on the field. In the heat of the conflict, seven brothers of the clan sacrificed their lives in defence of their leader, Sir Hector Maclean. Being hard pressed by the enemy, he was supported and covered from their attacks by these intrepid men; and as one brother fell, another came up in succession to cover him, crying "Another for Hector." This phrase has continued ever since as a proverb or watch-word when a man encounters any sudden danger that requires instant succour.
— (Stewart 1825, p. 54) - ^ MacLean 1889, p. 181.
References
- 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. pp. 176–183.
- Stewart, David (1825). "Part I Section 3: Devoted Obedience to the Clans—Spirit of Independence—Fidelity".". Sketches of The Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland; with details of The Military Service of The Highland Regiments. Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). Edinburgh and London: Archibald Constable and Co., and Hurst, Robinson and Co.
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Preceded by | Baronet (of Duart and Morvern) 1649–1651 | Succeeded by |
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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