Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet of Morvern (c. 1620 – 20 July 1651) was the 18th

Clan Chief The Scottish Gaelic word means children. In early times, and possibly even today, Scottish clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the clan, after whom the clan is named. The clan chief (''ceannard ci ...

Clan Maclean Clan Maclean (; Scottish Gaelic: ' ) is a Scottish Highlands, Highlands Scottish clan. They are one of the oldest clans in the Scottish Highlands, Highlands and owned large tracts of land in Argyll as well as the Inner Hebrides. Many early Macle ...

from 1649 to 1651. He died without leaving a son as an heir.

Biography

Hector was the son of

Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet of Morvern, (c. 1600 – 18 April 1649) was a Scottish nobleman and the 17th Chief of Clan Maclean. He was granted his Baronet title by Charles I and he became the Clan Chief on the death of his brother in 162 ...

and succeeded him at his death in 1649. His mother was Mary MacLeod, the second daughter of Sir Roderick MacLeod. At Hector's death in 1651, he was succeeded as

Chief by his brother, Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet.times: Hector was killed fighting for Scotland at the

battle of Inverkeithing The Battle of Inverkeithing was fought on 20 July 1651 between an English army under John Lambert and a Scottish army led by James Holborne as part of an English invasion of Scotland. The battle was fought near the isthmus of the Ferry ...

. It was during this battle that seven brothers died protecting their Clan chief. Each brother crying "Another for Hector" as they stepped forward to protect him."Another for Hector" ''Fear eile airson Eachuinn'' (from Scottish Gaelic: "Another for Hector") became one of the two

slogans A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a clan or a political slogan, political, Advertising slogan, commercial, religious, or other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose, with the goal of persuading members of the pu ...

used by Clan Maclean.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maclean, Hector 1620s births 1651 deaths People from the Isle of Mull Nobility from Argyll and Bute

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