Sir Hector Maclean, 5th Baronet
Sir Hector Maclean, 5th Baronet of Morvern (c. 1700–1750/1751) was the 21st Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1716 to 1750. He was raised to the Jacobite Peerage of Scotland as Lord Maclean on 17 December 1716, a title to pass on his male heirs.[1][2]
Sir Hector Maclean, 5th Baronet | |
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| 21st Clan Chief 5th Baronet 1st Lord Maclean of Scotland | |
| In office 1716-1750 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet, father |
| Succeeded by | Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet, third cousin |
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| Born | Hector Maclean circa 1700 |
| Died | 1750 or 1751 |
| Spouse(s) | Mary, daughter of Sir Aeneas Macpherson of Invereshie |
| Parent | Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet |
Biography
He was the son of Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet and Mary, daughter of Sir Aeneas Macpherson of Invereshie. He succeeded Sir John when he died in 1716. His territories were said to include the small western isles of Eigg, Muck, Coll and Tiree.[3]
In December 1744, he sent a petition to Charles Edward Stuart on behalf of Jacobite intervention.[3] The petition was important in helping persuade the Prince to launch his invasion on Scotland.[3] Sir Hector had written that some 5,000 officers and men from nearby clans were loyal to the Stuart cause.[3]
In June 1745 he was in Edinburgh, and he was immediately arrested, together with his servant, on the charge of being in the French service and of enlisting men for it. He was sent to the Tower of London, where he remained until liberated by the Indemnity Act of 1747.
He died unmarried and without children in Paris, France in January or February 1751.[2] He was succeeded as Clan Chief by his third cousin, Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet.[4]
| Sir Hector Maclean, 5th Baronet | Father: Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet |
Paternal Grandfather: Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet |
Paternal Great-Grandfather: Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet |
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| Mother: Mary Macpherson of Invereshie |
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References
- "Jacobite Peerage". Chivalricorders.org. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
Maclean, Barony of (Scotland), Sir Hector Maclean, 5th baronet, was created a Lord and Peer of Parliament as Lord Maclean (Scotland) with remainder to heirs-male 17 December 1716. Present holder Hon Major Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean, 12th baronet, titular 8th Lord Maclean, born 1948; heir his elder son Malcolm Maclean, born 1972.
- 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. p. 98.
Sir Hector Maclean, fifth Baronet, son and 1716 heir of Sir John Maclean, fourth Baronet, by Mary, daughter of Sir Eneas Macpherson of Invereshie, succeeded his father March 1716, and was on 17th December 1716 created by James a Lord and Peer of Parliament as Lord Maclean, with remainder to his heirs-male. In June 1745 he was in Edinburgh, and he was immediately arrested, together with his servant, on the charge of being in the French service and of enlisting men for it. He was sent to the Tower of London, where he remained until liberated by the Act of Indemnity of 1747. He died unmarried in Paris, January or February 1751.
- Kybett, Susan M. (1988). Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Biography of Charles Edward Stuart. London: Unwin Hyman. p. 104. ISBN 978-0044403876.
- 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.
Sir Hector MacLean died without issue, never having been married. In him occurred the third break of the line of chieftains, and the first failure in the family of the chieftains. It is befitting that such should be the case. The clans were no more; the last effort had been made for the house of Stuart. and the oppression of the clansmen was being carried on with great violence, which was to end in cruel evictions, the recital of which brings sorrow and sadness of heart. The whole line of chieftains were much respected in their country, loved by their friends, feared by their enemies, never betrayed their trust, and whose peculiar characteristic was more brave than polite. Sir Hector was a fit ending for such a glorious line.