Captain Donald Cameron of Lochiel (25 September 1796 – 4 January 1859) was a British soldier, distinguished in the

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. The 23rd 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 ...

, he was additionally the grandson of famed general

Sir Ralph Abercromby Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Abercromby (7 October 173428 March 1801) was a British soldier and politician. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general in the British Army, was appointed Governor of Trinidad, served as Commander-in-Chief, Ir ...

and the Baroness Abercromby of Aboukir.

Early life and career

Born at Kinnaird House, Stirlingshire in 1796, the son of Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel by his wife Hon. Anne Abercromby, eldest daughter of

. He was educated at Harrow School, where all future Cameron chiefs would be educated. In 1814 Lochiel gained the rank of an officer in the

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, and would fight at the

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on 18 June 1815. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant and the position of 23rd Chief "Lochiel" of the Clan Cameron.

Marriage and children

In 1832 Lochiel married Vere Hobart, sister of George Hampden Hobart, 5th Earl of Buckinghamshire of Hampden House, with whom he had the following children: * Anne Louisa Cameron (1833–1864) *

Donald Cameron, 24th Lochiel 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 ...

(1835-1905) * Julia Vere Cameron (1837–1921) * George Hampden Cameron (1840–1877) * Sybella Cameron (died 1890) * Albinia Cameron (died 1861).{{Cite web , title=The Chiefs of Clan Cameron , url=http://www.lochiel.net/chiefs/XXIII.html , access-date=2022-11-02 , website=www.lochiel.net

References

1796 births 1859 deaths Scottish clan chiefs Clan Cameron 19th-century Scottish people People educated at Harrow School Grenadier Guards officers British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars