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Donald Macdonald (born 1624) was a Scottish soldier. He was born the son of Sir Donald Gorme Macdonald, 8th Laird of Sleat, and 1st Baronet, and his wife Janet. A distinguished soldier who commanded the Clan Uisdein contingent at the

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, he obtained, either by

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or wadset, the lands of Castleton, Knock, Totamurich, and Camuscross, and of these he obtained a new wadset from his brother,

Sir James Mor Macdonald, 2nd Baronet Sir James Mor Macdonald, 9th Laird of Sleat and 2nd Baronet (1605 – 8 December 1678) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. Born the eldest son of Sir Donald Gorme Og Macdonald, 1st Baronet, Sir Donald Gorme Og Macdonald, he inherited his father ...

, in 1665. He likewise held the lands of Ord, Croswaig, Tockvaig, and Tarsgavaig, also in the barony of Sleat. In 1691, he appears on the Valuation Roll of Inverness as a landowner in the county.The Clan Donald. 1920

Marriage and children

He married Margaret, daughter of John Cameron of Lochiel, and was succeeded by his son Ranald.

References

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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 ...

1624 births Year of death missing