Hugh Rose, 16th of Kilravock

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The Right Honourable
Hugh Rose
16th Baron of Kilravock
Rose of Kilravock arms.svg
Coat of Arms Clan Rose
Member of Parliament
for Ross-shire
In office
1708–1710
Children11
Parents
Education University of Aberdeen

Hugh Rose, 16th Baron of Kilravock (1684-1755) was a Member of Parliament for Ross-shire and Chief of Clan Rose. [1] The eldest son of Hugh Rose, 15th of Kilravock, he inherited his father's estates and the Clan Chiefdom on his father's death in 1732. [2]

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Early life

Rose was born the son of Hugh Rose, 15th of Kilravock and his first wife, Margaret Campbell, daughter of Sir Hugh Campbell, 5th of Cawdor. [3] Born the son of the Chief of Clan Rose, he was a member of an ancient family who received their title from John Balliol in 1293, after inheriting their estates at Kilravock Castle in around 1290. [2] His father an extremely ambitious man gave him a broad and liberal education both in Scotland and abroad. His education in Scotland was at the University of Aberdeen. [4]

Political career

Rose's father had parliamentary ambitions for him, whilst Nairnshire were no difficulties in his election, Rose's father put him up for election in Ross-shire. [5] His father was at the time Sheriff of Ross and he used his position to leverage support for Rose's election to Parliament. The other factions in Ross-shire were the Clans Ross and Munro, Rose's father created faggot voters and won by a single vote which was his own. [5] His opposition candidate the Master of Ross immediately called to impugn Rose and his father for the manner in which they brought about the victory. [1] However, due to his alignment with both his brother-in-law General Alexander Grant of Castle Grant (in whose regiment he served from 1708 until 1713 as a captain) and also Lord Seafield who described him as his "friend" and one who he hoped "would serve her Majesty faithfully". [1] In January 1710 however his election to Ross-shire was declared void. [5]

During the Jacobite rising of 1715 Rose helped his father in the defence of Kilravock Castle. During the 1715 Uprising, Rose and his father shifted their support to John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll. However, due to their earlier losses, Rose did not play an active part in politics until the death of his father in 1732 at which point he inherited his father's estates and also the Sheriffdom of Ross. Rose remained as Sheriff until 1734 at which point he resigned in order to be returned as Member of Parliament for Ross-shire. [6] Rose served as MP until 1741 at which point he stood down. [7]

The political manoeuvrability of the Roses is perhaps best shown by him during the Jacobite rising of 1745 when he entertained both Charles Edward Stuart and the Duke of Cumberland on the same night, one at his family seat, Kilravock Castle and the other at his house in Nairn. [7]

Family

Rose married firstly, Elizabeth Grant, daughter of Sir Ludovick Grant of Freuchie and Grant and Janet Brodie of Brodie on 23 May 1704, from which he received 18,000 merks. [4] They had two sons and one daughter, only the sons survived to adulthood: [8] [2]

Elizabeth Grant died in 1714 and Rose remarried his cousin Jean Rose, daughter of Hugh Rose of Broadley in Banff in 1719. They had a further two sons and six daughters, only one son and four daughters survived: [8] [2]

Hugh Rose, 16th of Kilravock died in May 1755 at his house, Kilravock Castle. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley, eds. (2002). "ROSE, Hugh II (1684-1755), of Kilravock, Nairn". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715– via History of Parliament Online.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage. Vol. 3. London: Burke's Peerage. pp. 3395–3399.
  3. ↑ Rose, Hugh; Shaw, Lachlan (1848). A Genealogical Deduction of the Family of Rose of Kilravock: With Illustrative Documents from the Family Papers, and Notes. Creative Media Partners, LLC. p. 405. ISBN   9781293945957.
  4. 1 2 Rose, Hugh; Shaw, Lachlan (1882). A Genealogical Deduction of the Family of Rose of Kilravock: With Illustrative Documents from the Family Papers, and Notes. Creative Media Partners, LLC. pp. 398–399. ISBN   9781293945957.
  5. 1 2 3 Rose, Hugh; Shaw, Lachlan (1882). Family of Rose of Kilravock: History of the Province of Moray. Shaw and Gordon. p. 405.
  6. ↑ R. Sedgwick, ed. (1970). "Ross-shire". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Retrieved 12 July 2022– via History of Parliament Online.
  7. 1 2 Warrand, Duncan, ed. (2018). More Culloden Papers. Creative Media Partners, LLC. pp. 43, 54–55.
  8. 1 2 Burke, Bernard, Sir (1894). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 2 (8 ed.). London: Harrison. p. 1739.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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