Chiefs of Clan Cameron

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Coat of arms of the Lochiel, Chief of Clan Cameron, encircled with the ornament of a Knight of the Thistle Coat of Arms of the 25th & 26th chief of clan Cameron.svg
Coat of arms of the Lochiel, Chief of Clan Cameron, encircled with the ornament of a Knight of the Thistle

The following is a list of the Chiefs of Clan Cameron, the senior line of the ancient Cameron clan. The chief is seated at Achnacarry Castle and uniquely referred to as the Lochiel (Scottish Gaelic : Loch Iall). [1] [2]

No.NameDiedDetails
VIISir John CameronSaid to have led the clan at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. [3]
VIIIJohn Ochtery CameronSaid to have led the clan at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333. [4]
IXAllan MacOchtery CameronSon of VIII.
XEwen MacAllan CameronSon of IX; died without issue.
XI Donald Dubh Cameron Son of IX. Fought at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411. [4] All subsequent chiefs were known as Mac Dhomhnaill Dubh.
XIIAllan MacIldny Cameron1480Son of XI. Killed in battle in 1480 fighting the Mackintoshes. [1]
XIII Ewen Mor Cameron of Lochiel 1547Son of XII. Famed for interactions with the witch Gormla of Moy, he was executed for treason in 1547. [1]
XIVEwen Beag Cameron of Lochiel1554Grandson of XIII. Descendants of Beag's illegitimate son Dubh Taillear became the Taylor sept.
XVDonald Dubh MacDonald Cameron of Lochiel1565Younger brother of XIV. Fought at the Battle of Corrichie in 1562 in support of Mary, Queen of Scots.
XVI Allan Cameron of Lochiel 1647Son of XV's younger brother.
XVII Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel 1719Grandson of XVI. Most famous chief in clan history, known as Ewen Dubh, said to have killed the last wolf in Scotland and led the Jacobites at the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689.
XVIII John Cameron, Lord Lochiel 1747Son of XVII. Created Lord Lochiel in Jacobite peerage, died in exile in France.
XIX Donald Cameron of Lochiel 1748Son of XVIII. Known as the Gentle Lochiel, led the clan at the Battle of Culloden and escaped to France with Bonnie Prince Charlie. His brother Dr Archie Cameron was hanged, drawn and beheaded in 1753, the last Jacobite to be executed.
XXJohn Cameron, 20th Lochiel1762Son of XIX.
XXI Charles Cameron, 21st Lochiel 1776Younger son of XIX.
XXII Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel 1832Son of XXI. [5] In 1784 Cameron estates were restored; married Hon. Anne Abercromby, daughter of Sir Ralph Abercromby.
XXIII Donald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel 1858Son of XXII. Fought with distinction at the Battle of Waterloo; married Lady Vere Hobart, sister of the Earl of Buckinghamshire and a scion of the Camerons of Glendessary. [1]
XXIV Donald Cameron, 24th Lochiel 1905Son of XXIII. Diplomat, MP and groom-in-waiting to Queen Victoria; married Lady Margaret Scott, daughter of Duke of Buccleuch.
XXV Sir Donald Walter Cameron KT, 25th Lochiel 1951Son of XXIV. Colonel of Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, fought in the Second Boer War and World War I; married Lady Hermione Graham, daughter of Duke of Montrose.
XXVI Sir Donald Hamish Cameron KT, 26th Lochiel 2004 [6] Son of XXV. Fought in the Italian campaign of World War II with Lovat Scouts; married Margot Gathorne-Hardy, niece of the Earl of Cranbrook.
XXVII Donald Angus Cameron, 27th Lochiel 2023Son of XXVI. [7] Former Lord Lieutenant of Inverness. Married Lady Cecil Kerr, daughter of the Marquess of Lothian, in 1974.
XXVIII Donald Andrew John Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochiel, 28th Lochiel Son of XXVII. The current chief of Clan Cameron. A Scottish Conservative Party politician, who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region between 2016 and 2024, before being appointed to the House of Lords. Married to Sarah MacIay, niece of Lord MacIay.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Stewart, John of Ardvorlich. (1974). The Camerons, A History of Clan Cameron. Published by the Clan Camero.n Association.
  2. ↑ www.lochiel.net
  3. ↑ "The Battle of Bannockburn".
  4. 1 2 "The Battle of Harlaw".
  5. ↑ "The Chiefs of Clan Cameron".
  6. ↑ "The Chiefs of Clan Cameron".
  7. ↑ Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (2003)
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