Hugh Rose, 20th

Baron of Kilravock Baron of Kilravock is a title of nobility in the Baronage of Scotland.Burke's Peerage and Gentry ...

(1781–1827), was a Member of Parliament for

Nairnshire The County of Nairn, or Nairnshire, () is a Shires of Scotland, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county was named after Nairn, its only town. The county was used for local government until 1975 when the ...

and the

Chief Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boat ...

Clan Rose Clan Rose () is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. History Origins of the clan The chiefs of the Clan Rose were a Normans, Norman family. They had no connection to the ancient Celts, Celtic family of Clan Ross. They derive from Ros, nea ...

. He was the eldest son of Hugh Rose of Brea and Broadley and his wife Elizabeth Rose, Lady of Kilravock. Upon his mother's death in 1815, he inherited her estates and became the Clan Chief of the Roses.

Early life

Hugh Rose was born the posthumous son of Hugh Rose of Broadley and Brea and his cousin, Elizabeth Rose, 19th Baroness of Kilravock. He was born three months after his father's death. Although he had an elder half-brother, James Rose, from his father's previous marriage, he was the heir to

Kilravock Castle Kilravock Castle (pronounced ''Kilrawk'') is located near the village of Croy, between Inverness and Nairn, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It was begun around 1460 and has been the seat of the Clan Rose since that time. The castle ...

and the

Chiefdom A chiefdom is a political organization of people representation (politics), represented or government, governed by a tribal chief, chief. Chiefdoms have been discussed, depending on their scope, as a stateless society, stateless, state (polity) ...

through his mother. Initially, this inheritance was contested by his half-brother's guardian, who argued that James Rose was the rightful heir, as their father, Hugh Rose, was the paternal grandson of Hugh Rose, 15th of Kilravock, and thus the next male heir to Hugh Rose, 18th of Kilravock. However, in 1787, the

House of Lords The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. One of the oldest ext ...

ruled in favor of Elizabeth Rose, securing her son Hugh's claim.Rose and Shaw 1848, p. 645. Elizabeth Rose wrote to a friend about her struggle:

I have ... fought for this old Highland castle, in which I now remain the solitary descendant of a long line of ancestors, devoting my time and powers to preserve, if possible, a remnant of their ample possessions for their infant representative; and, in the meantime, I will endeavour to give him such an education as may form him to be independent of my struggle, should it prove ultimately unsuccessful. - Rose, Hugh; Lachlan Shaw

Military

Hugh Rose joined the Inverness Militia in 1802 as a

major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

and was later promoted to lieutenant colonel. In 1806, he was also appointed Commandant and

colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...

of the Nairn Voluntary Infantry.

Political career

On 28 October 1812, Hugh Rose was elected as the Member of Parliament for

. This followed in the footsteps of his great-great-grandfather, Hugh Rose, 15th of Kilravock, who had represented Nairnshire in the

first Parliament of Great Britain The first Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain was established in 1707 after the merger of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. It was in fact the 4th and last session of the 2nd Parliament of Queen Anne suitably renamed: n ...

in 1707. However, Rose's time as an MP was short; he served only until 25 June 1813, when he resigned due to illness. To facilitate his resignation, Rose was appointed

Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds Appointment to the position of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds (or the Three Hundreds of Chiltern) is a procedural device to allow members of Parliament (MPs) to resign from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Since ...

on 29 June 1813. This position, created in the 16th century, allowed MPs to resign, as holding another Crown office was the only legal means to do so. Additionally, Rose was appointed Vice-Lieutenant of

Family

On 5 October 1805, Hugh Rose married Katherine Baillie, daughter of John Baillie of Dunain. Together, they had three sons and four daughters: *

Hugh Rose, 21st of Kilravock Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the Old French variant of '' Hugo (name)">Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name">given names beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). ...

* Isabella Rose * Elizabeth Rose * Margaret Rose * Katherine Rose * John Baillie Rose, 22nd of Kilravock (died 20 September 1854) Katherine died, and on 22 April 1819, Rose married Catherine Mackintosh of Farr. They had five sons and three daughters: * Major

James Rose, 23rd of Kilravock Major James Rose, 23rd Baron of Kilravock (1820-1909) was a British Army officer serving in British India, the Lord Lieutenant of Nairn and the Chief of Clan Rose. The third surviving son of Hugh Rose, 20th of Kilravock by his second wife, Ca ...

(died 30 March 1909) * William Rose * Major Wellington Rose (died 19 June 1858) * Alexander Rose * Major Arthur Rose (died 1858) * Anne Rose * Harriet Rose * Caroline Rose Hugh Rose died on 29 December 1827 at

and was succeeded by his eldest son, Hugh.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Hugh, 20th Baron of 1781 births 1827 deaths

Hugh Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the Old French variant of '' Hugo (name)">Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name">given names beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). ...

Scottish justices of the peace Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Highland constituencies UK MPs 1812–1818 19th-century Scottish landowners