Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet

Sir Lachlan Maclean
1st Baronet, of Morvern
13th of Duart
Tenure1626–1649
PredecessorHector Mor Maclean, 16th Chief (brother)
SuccessorSir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet (son)
BornLachlan Maclean
c. 1600
Died(1649-04-18)18 April 1649
NationalityScotland Scottish
Spouse(s)Mary MacLeod (daughter of Sir Rory Mor Macleod)
IssueSir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet
Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet
ParentsHector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief
Janet Mackenzie of Kintail

Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet of Morvern, (c. 1600 – 18 April 1649) was a Scottish nobleman and the 17th Chief of Clan Maclean. He was granted his Baronet title by Charles I and he became the Clan Chief on the death of his brother in 1626.[1] He fought as a Royalist under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms at the Battle of Inverlochy, Battle of Auldearn and Battle of Kilsyth.[2] From 1628 to 1633 he sat in the Parliament of Scotland as shire commissioner for Tarbert.[3] From his rule onward, all Maclean clan chiefs are successive Baronets of Movern.

  1. ^ "Sir Lachlan Maclean, Bt. of Movern". macleanclan.com. Retrieved 1 March 2009. 1st Barronett. Created Baronet in 1631 by Charles I in 1631 which began a century of loyalty to the House of Stewart which was to result in the Macleans losing all their lands. Fought as a royalist under Montrose at the Battles of Inverlochy, Auldearn and Kilsyth. Sir Lachlan joined Montrose and his Highland Army but when General Leslie invaded Mull in 1647, he was unable to hold Duart Castle against him. Died 1649, 18 April at Duart Castle
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  3. ^ Joseph Foster (1882). Members of Parliament, Scotland, page 235.