Aeneas Simon Mackay, 15th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay (pronounced "Ray"; born 20 March 1965) is a

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corporate financier who is also hereditary

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. He is a

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and baronet. He is also a Dutch nobleman who is Baron Mackay van Ophemert and Zennewijnen, of .

Early life and education

Reay was born in London, the eldest son of

Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay Hugh William Mackay, 14th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay (19 July 1937 – 10 May 2013) was a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords. He was the only male Lord of Parliament to sit in the House of Lords following the aboliti ...

, and Hon. Annabel Thérèse Fraser, daughter of

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. He has a younger brother and a younger sister. His parents divorced in 1978; his father remarried to Hon. Victoria Isabella Warrender, daughter of

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, and his mother remarried to Sir Henry Keswick. He has two half sisters from his father's second marriage. He was educated at

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and

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in Rhode Island.

Career

Lord Reay was a founding partner of the

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firm Montrose Partners. Lord Reay was admitted to the

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in January 2019, after winning a hereditary peers' by-election. He sits as a

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member of the House, and is a member of Lloyd's. In 2023 the Clan Mackay inaugurated Aeneas Mackay as their chief at a ceremony at the Farr Stone, in north Sutherland, and in the presence of representatives from Clan-Mackay societies from Canada, the U.S.A, Germany and Scotland. The ceremony involved a religious blessing; readings of poetry and ancient documents; a recitation of the chief’s lineage; and the presentation to the chief of a

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and

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. The chief's seanchaidh lead the ceremony, which included the participation of the Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland and the High Chief of Clan Donald.

Family

The then Master of Reay married to Mia Ruulio from Finland, elder daughter of Markus Ruulio, in 2010. Lord and Lady Reay live in Chelsea SW3 and

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, and have three children: * Alexander Mackay (b. 2010), ''styled'' Master of Reay; *The Hon Iona Mackay (b. 2011); *The Hon Harry Mackay (b. 2014).

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Aeneas In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas ( , ; from ) was a Troy, Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus (mythology), Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy ...

15 Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999 Scottish clan chiefs

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