Charles Robert Lund (Rob) Strachan (born 5 June 1960 in

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Strachan in

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, is the appointed

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. Rob is well travelled, having lived in six countries in the

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) interspersed with 6 years in

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as his father Maj. Benjamin Leckie Strachan, CMG, served as a British Ambassador and diplomat. Strachan is the heir presumptive to the Mill of Strachan, a property of 50 acres in the District of Strachan. The property is agricultural; and is used for sheep farming, a riding school, a highland pony stud, and a fishery.Mill of Strachan
/ref> Clan Strachan held a Family Convention (or Ad Hoc

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) on 11 April 2014, in

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. This was a formal meeting supervised by Charles Burnett, Ross Herald Extraordinary, who had been appointed by the

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to preside. The meeting ended amicably with unanimous support for Rob Strachan to be recognized as Commander.Clan Strachan Ad Hoc Derbhfine
/ref> On 23 April 2014, Dr. Joseph J. Morrow, Lord Lyon King of Arms signed a warrant appointing Strachan as Commander of Clan Strachan. Strachan will serve as Commander for up to 10 years (perhaps less), "after which it is hoped he will be recognized by the Crown as hereditary Chief of Strachan".Biography of Benjamin Leckie Strachan
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Biography

Strachan attended Loretto Nippers and Upper School, outside Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, 1969-77. Attended

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from 1980–81; and

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, an agricultural college in Shropshire, from 1982-83. In 1994 Strachan bought a derelict Mill on the

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and restored it to a three bedroom house where he lived for 10 years with his partner and two of his four children. While on Mull, Strachan played

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Mull Rugby Club
Strachan has been self-employed in the construction and landscape industry for most of his life. He returned to The Mill of Strachan in 2008, where he built a home, restored the fish rearing ponds, the dams, and has been managing the

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fishery for the lochs at the Mill. Strachan plays guitar, piano and bagpipes and is also a member of �
The Banchory Singers
��, a mixed voice, amateur choir, who recently won ‘The Peterhead Shield’ in a battle of choirs at the 2012 Aberdeen Music Festival. Strachan was also a semi-finalist in the Pop category for the 201
UK Songwriting Contest
His entry,
Nefertiti was a Queen
', was played on

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