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Donald Cameron of Lochiel, (25 September 1796 – 2 December 1858) was a Scottish soldier, distinguished in the

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, and the 23rd Chief of

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Donald Cameron was born on 25 September 1796 and baptised at

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. His father was Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel, who had the Cameron estates restored to him in 1784 and rebuilt

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in the Scottish baronial style. His mother was Hon. Anne Abercromby (–1844), eldest daughter of Lt.-Gen.

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and Mary Abercromby, 1st Baroness Abercromby (see Baron Abercromby). He was educated at

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. In 1814, Cameron, younger of Lochiel, was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the

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. He was promoted to Captain in 1815, gaining the rank for distinguished service. He fought at the

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on 18 June 1815, alongside his cousin John Cameron of Fassiefern, Colonel of the 92nd Regiment of Foot (

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). He retired from the military service upon the death of his father in 1832. He held the office of Deputy lieutenant for Inverness-shire and Buckinghamshire and the position of 23rd Chief "Lochiel" of Clan Cameron.{{Citation , last=Stewart , first=John , title=The Camerons - A History of Clan Cameron , page=155 , year=1974 , location=Stirling , publisher=The Clan Cameron Association

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On 31 July 1832, Lochiel married Lady Vere Catherine Louisa Hobart (1803–1888), the posthumous daughter of Hon.

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and his second wife Janet Maclean (a scion of the Macleans of Coll and Camerons of Glendessary), with whom he had the following children: * Anne Louisa Cameron (1833–1864), died unmarried *

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(1835–1905), who succeeded and married

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* Julia Vere Cameron (1837–1921), married Maj.-Gen. Hugh Mackenzie * George Hampden Cameron-Hampden (1840–1877), died unmarried * Sibella Matilda Cameron (died 1890), married Rev. Henry Veitch of Eliock * Albinia Mary Cameron (died 1861), died unmarried

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1796 births 1858 deaths Clan Cameron Scottish clan chiefs Scottish soldiers People educated at Harrow School British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Grenadier Guards officers

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