Donald Cameron of Lochiel | |
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Lord Lieutenant of Inverness | |
In office 1971–1985 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Macdonald |
Succeeded by | Lachlan Mackintosh |
Personal details | |
Born | Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland | 12 September 1910
Died | 26 May 2004 Achnacarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland | (aged 93)
Spouse |
Margaret Gathorne-Hardy
(m. 1939) |
Parent(s) | Donald Walter Cameron of Lochiel Lady Hermione Graham |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1929–1958 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Colonel Sir Donald Hamish Cameron of Lochiel, KT, CVO, KStJ, TD, JP, DL (12 September 1910 – 26 May 2004) was a British Army officer, landowner and the 26th Chief of Clan Cameron. He served as commanding officer of the Lovat Scouts throughout the Second World War. He succeeded his father as Chief of the Camerons in 1951 and later served as Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire.