Hugh Rose, 16th Baron of Kilravock (1684-1755) was a Member of Parliament for

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and Chief of

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. The eldest son of Hugh Rose, 15th of Kilravock, he inherited his father's estates and the Clan Chiefdom on his father's death in 1732.

Early life

Rose was born the son of Hugh Rose, 15th of Kilravock and his first wife, Margaret Campbell, daughter of Sir Hugh Campbell, 5th of Cawdor. Born the son of the Chief of

, he was a member of an ancient family who received their title from

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in 1293, after inheriting their estates at

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in around 1290. His father an extremely ambitious man gave him a broad and liberal education both in Scotland and abroad. His education in Scotland was at the

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Political career

Rose's father had parliamentary ambitions for him, whilst

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were no difficulties in his election, Rose's father put him up for election in

. His father was at the time Sheriff of Ross and he used his position to leverage support for Rose's election to

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. The other factions in Ross-shire were the Clans Ross and

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, Rose's father created

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s and won by a single vote which was his own. His opposition candidate the Master of Ross immediately called to impugn Rose and his father for the manner in which they brought about the victory. However, due to his alignment with both his brother-in-law General Alexander Grant of Castle Grant (in whose regiment he served from 1708 until 1713 as a

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) and also Lord Seafield who described him as his "friend" and one who he hoped "would serve her Majesty faithfully". In January 1710 however his election to Ross-shire was declared void. During the

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Rose helped his father in the defence of

. During the 1715 Uprising, Rose and his father shifted their support to

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. However, due to their earlier losses, Rose did not play an active part in politics until the death of his father in 1732 at which point he inherited his father's estates and also the Sheriffdom of Ross. Rose remained as Sheriff until 1734 at which point he resigned in order to be returned as Member of Parliament for

. Rose served as MP until 1741 at which point he stood down. The political manoeuvrability of the Roses is perhaps best shown by him during the

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when he entertained both

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and the

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on the same night, one at his family seat,

and the other at his house in

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Family

Rose married firstly, Elizabeth Grant, daughter of Sir Ludovick Grant of Freuchie and Grant and Janet Brodie of Brodie on 23 May 1704, from which he received 18,000 merks. They had two sons and one daughter, only the sons survived to adulthood: * Hugh Rose, 17th of Kilravock (1705-1772), father of Elizabeth Rose, Lady of Kilravock. * Lewis Rose. Elizabeth Grant died in 1714 and Rose remarried his cousin Jean Rose, daughter of Hugh Rose of Broadley in Banff in 1719. They had a further two sons and six daughters, only one son and four daughters survived: * John Rose (1707-?), an officer in the army and ancestor of the Roses of Coulmony, the Roses of Montreal and the Roses of Hardwick House. * Henrietta Rose (died 1795), married Sir William Dunbar, 2nd Baronet. * Anne Rose, married

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. * George Rose, became an army officer. * Margaret Rose (died 1759), married Dr. Joshua Mackenzie of Edinburgh. * Jean Rose, married Duncan Ross of Kindeace. * Alexandrina Rose. * Caroline Rose. Hugh Rose, 16th of Kilravock died in May 1755 at his house,

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