Sir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet
of Morvern (about 1760 – 2 November 1818) was the 23rd
Clan Chief
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of
Clan Maclean
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who died before he had any children. The title was then passed to his half brother.
Biography
He was born in 1783 to
Donald Maclean of Brolas
The Laird of Brolas owned the estate at Taynuilt in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
*Donald Maclean, 1st Laird of Brolas, son of Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief, Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief
*Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas
*Donald Maclean, 3 ...
. Donald Maclean of Brolas was the great-grandson of
Donald MacLean, 1st Laird of Brolas. Sir Hector became the 23rd Clan Chief of
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 ...
on the death of
Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet
Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet Maclean Baronets, of Morvern (1710 – 10 December 1783) was the 22nd Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1750 till his death in 1783. He was the 4th Laird of Brolas. He died without leaving a male heir to his title, s ...
, who died without an heir. Early in his life, Sir Hector served in the army, but he spent the majority of his life living a retired lifestyle.
He died without an heir on 2 November 1818, and was succeeded as Clan Chief by his half brother,
Sir Fitzroy Jeffreys Grafton Maclean, 8th Baronet.
Ancestors
References
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1760s births
1818 deaths
Nobility from Argyll and Bute
Hector
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See also
*10/7 (disambiguation)
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Maclean, Hector, 3rd Lord
19th-century British businesspeople