Hugh Rose, 15th

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and

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of Clan Rose, (1663–1732) was one of the

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as MP for Nairnshire.

Early life

Rose was born at

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the son of Hugh Rose, 14th of Kilravock, a member of the

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for Nairnshire and his wife, Margaret Innes, daughter of Sir Robert Innes of Innes, 2nd Baronet. He inherited Kilravock on his father's death in 1687 along with the Barony of Kilravock and the Chiefdom of the Name and Arms of Clan Rose. On his father's death, the Rose estates were heavily encumbered, it was only by successive marriages to heiresses that the estates were saved and brought out of debt.

Political career

Early in his career Rose began as a commissioner for Justice in the Highlands in 1693 and 1701. He was then returned as an MP for Nairnshire from 1700 until 1707.. During his time in office, he remained in opposition, particularly to the Darien scheme. Rose served until 1707 at which point he became one of the

. Whilst one of the representatives, Rose refused to travel to London to represent his constituency and did not stand foe re-election. He was also appointed Sheriff of Ross from 1706-22 and also 1729–32. Whilst Sheriff, although he himself had resigned from Parliament, he used his position to appoint his son, Hugh MP for

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. Due to his abuse of power, the other major powers in Ross-shire, the Clans Ross and

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petitioned to have him removed from office as Sheriff, for being a Jacobite Whig and ally of

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. However, Roses allies all supported him as the most loyal of

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. However, the following General election his son, Hugh was removed from office and both removed from public life for a while. Following the 1715 Uprising, Rose and his son moved more into the support of

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through their connection through the Campbells of Cawdor, at which point he lost the position of Sheriff of Ross. However, he later regained both the

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and also the position of

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for his support.

Military service

During the

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, Rose fought for the

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and successfully besieged and took

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. As well as that, he kept the Kilravock garrison strong and held it against the rebels.

Family

Rose married, firstly, Margaret Campbell, daughter of Sir Hugh Campbell, 5th of Cawdor and Lady Henrietta Stuart, daughter of

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, on 19 October 1683, they had three children. * Hugh Rose, 16th of Kilravock (died 1755), MP for

. *Margaret Rose (died 1703), married Sir John Mackenzie of Coul, 3rd Baronet, had issue *Mary Rose (died 1734), married Duncan Forbes, 5th of Culloden, had issue. He married, secondly, Jean Fraser, daughter of James Fraser of Brea, in 1692, they had one child. *James Rose (died 1762), married Margaret Rose, daughter of James Rose of Broadley, they were the parents of Hugh Rose of Brea and Broadley, husband of Elizabeth Rose, 19th of Kilravock. He married by contract, thirdly, Beatrix Cuthbert, daughter of George Cuthbert of Castlehill, on 19 June 1701, they had two children. *Magdalene Rose, married Alexander Mackenzie of Davochmalmac, son of Alexander Mackenzie and Elizabeth Rose. *Jean Rose He married, fourthly, Elizabeth Calder, daughter of Sir James Calder, 1st Baronet and Grizel Innes, in 1704, they had one child. *Margaret Rose, married Charles Campbell, son of Sir Charles Campbell of Clunie. He married, fifthly, Katherine Porteous, daughter of James Porteous, in 1730, they had two children. *Arthur Rose *Alexander Rose Rose died of a fever of cold at Kilravock, on 23 January 1732, and was buried with his forebears in the chapel of Geddes. An 18th-century

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conceals the quick temper and shiftiness of its subject in a portrait which would have done more credit to his mother's devout

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than to the family's recurring talent for compromise:

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Hugh, 15th Baron of 1663 births 1732 deaths Lord-Lieutenants of Ross-shire Scottish representative peers Shire Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland Scottish justices of the peace Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1702–1707 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1707–1708 Clan Rose Scottish landowners