Donald Cameron of Lochiel (22 October 1769 – 14 September 1832) was the 22nd Lochiel of

Clan Cameron Clan Cameron is a West Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch Lochiel, and numerous cadet branches. The Clan Cameron lands are in Lochaber and within their lands lies Ben Nevis which is the highest mountain in the British Isles. The Chie ...

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, he was the eldest son of Charles Cameron of Lochiel and Martha Marshall, daughter of Robert Marshall, quartermaster of the 30th Regiment of Foot. cites After the Battle of Culloden, his grandfather ''The'' ''Gentle Lochiel'' 19th chief of the clan went into exile and his lands were sequestrated by the government. Charles Cameron, son of Lochiel of

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, was allowed to return to Scotland, and lent his influence to the raising of the Lochiel men for the service of government during the American War of Independence. In 1784, the estates of Lochiel were returned under the general act of amnesty. cites The rogue Lochiel travelled extensively and got into serious debt and in order to raise money, borrowed against some of the Cameron lands. In 1790, he visited

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country for the first time. Shortly afterwards he disclosed to his guardians the deal he had done. They were most displeased. The deal was successfully challenged in court and declared null and void. Lochiel was judged unfit to manage the estate, which was handed over to a trust. In 1801, the trust began evicting tenants from the Cameron land. This was the beginning of the Cameron Clearances. Lochiel continued the evictions in 1819 when he regained control of the estate. In 1795, he married Anne Abercromby, daughter of Sir

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. He was the father of Donald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel. However, his wife was unhappy in Lochaber and eventually left him. Lochiel himself left soon after and spent the rest of his life in France. He lived in

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, estranged from his family, and died there in 1832 at the age of 63.

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Donald Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

Scottish clan chiefs Scottish expatriates in France Lochiel, Donald Cameron, 5th Lord

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