Lachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of Torloisk

Lachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of Torloisk managed the estate of Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet

Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet

Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet of Morvern was the 20th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1674 to 1716. In 1691 he lost Castle Duart to Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll. The castle wasn't recovered by Clan Maclean until 1912 by Fitzroy Donald Maclean, 221 years later.-Biography:He was born in 1670...

with Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas

Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas

-Biography:He was born in 1650 to Donald Maclean, 1st Laird of Brolas. He was a good and prudent man, of a solid judgment and excellent temper. He was slow in action, and on account of this weakness contrived to associate with him Lachlan Og MacLean, 1st Laird of Torloisk, a man full of spirit and...

during his minority.

Biography

He was reputed one of the most gallant and accomplished gentlemen of his time, and well qualified for the highest station in the gift of his country. He did not aspire to state intrigue, but contented himself in looking after affairs of interest to his clan. He managed, in conjunction with Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas

Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas

, the estate of MacLean during the minority of Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet

Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet

, and was of great service in retrieving the embarrassed affairs of the chief.

He married Barbara, daughter of Alexander MacDonald of Sleat, brother of Sir James Mor Macdonald, 9th Laird of Sleat, and had issue, two sons and one daughter:

Hector Maclean of Torloisk, who died at the age of eighteen
Alexander Maclean, 4th Laird of Torloisk (1690-1715), was captain in the Second battalion of the Scots Guards, and served in the Spanish wars; at age twenty-five, he had his leg broken at the Battle of Brihuega, in Spain, in 1710, by a musket ball, of which he fevered and died; dying without children, he was succeeded by his cousin
Jannet Maclean of Torloisk, married to Archibald Campbell of Inverawe.

It was in 1685 that Lachlan besieged, captured, and destroyed the castle of Carnassary, and, as is shown by the petition of Duncan Campbell. He died prior to 1690.

Ancestors

**Lachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of Torloisk's ancestors in three generations**
Lachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of Torloisk	Father: Hector Maclean, 2nd Laird of Torloisk Hector Maclean, 2nd Laird of Torloisk Hector MacLean, 2nd Laird of Torloisk was the second Laird of Torloisk.-Biography:He was the son of Lachlan Og MacLean, 1st Laird of TorloiskHe was first married to Jannet, daughter of Allan Maclean of Ardtornish, by whom he had three daughters:...	Paternal Grandfather: Lachlan Og Maclean, 1st Laird of Torloisk Lachlan Og Maclean, 1st Laird of Torloisk Lachlan Og MacLean, 1st Laird of Torloisk was the second son of Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean and the first Laird of Torloisk.-Biography:He was the second son of Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, and he received from his father a charter of the lands of Lehire-Torloisk, forfeited by the son of Ailean nan Sop,...	Paternal Great-Grandfather: Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean Sir Lachlan Mór Maclean or Lachlan the Great, was the 14th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from late 1573 or early 1574 until 1598.Mór or Mor translates as great in English, or magnus in Latin, when added to a name in Scottish Gaelic....
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