Chiefs of Clan Cameron

The following is a list of the Chiefs of Clan Cameron of Lochiel, the senior line of the ancient Cameron family who claim descent from Banquo. The chief is seated at Achnacarry Castle and is uniquely referred to as the Lochiel.[1]

No. Name Died Details
VII John de Cameron Said to have led the clan at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.[2]
VIII John Ochtery Cameron Said to have led the clan at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333.[3]
IX Allan MacOchtery Cameron Son of VIII.
X Ewen MacAllan Cameron Son of IX; died without issue.
XI Donald Dubh Cameron Son of IX. Rose up in support of MacDonald, Lord of the Isles at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411.[3]
XII Allan MacIldny Cameron 1480 Son of XI. Killed in battle in 1480 fighting the Mackintoshes and MacDonalds of Keppoch.[4]
XIII Ewen Mor Cameron of Lochiel 1547 Son of XII. Also known as Ewen MacAllan, best known for the witch Gormla of Moy, he was executed for treason in 1547.[4]
XIV Ewen Beag Cameron of Lochiel 1554 Grandson of XIII. Descendants of Beag's illegitimate son Dubh Taillear became the Taylor sept.
XV Donald Dubh MacDonald Cameron of Lochiel 1565 Younger brother of XIV. Fought at the Battle of Corrichie in 1562 in support of Mary, Queen of Scots.
XVI Allan Cameron of Lochiel 1647 Son of XV's younger brother, John Cameron. A seer, he led the clan at the Battle of Glenlivet in 1594 and at the Battle of Inverlochy, aged 83.
XVII Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel 1719 Grandson of XVI. Also known as Eoghain Dubh, most famous chief in clan history, led the Jacobites at the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689.
XVIII John Cameron, 1st Lord Lochiel 1747 Son of XVII. Created Lord Lochiel in Jacobite peerage. Fought at the Battle of Glenshiel and died in exile in France.
XIX Donald Cameron of Lochiel 1748 Son of XVIII. Also known as The Gentle Lochiel, led the clan at the Battle of Culloden and escaped to France with Bonnie Prince Charlie.
XX John Cameron, 20th Lochiel 1762 Son of XIX. Died unmarried; his uncle, Dr Archibald Cameron, was executed in 1753 for treason.
XXI Charles Cameron, 21st Lochiel 1776 Younger son of XIX.
XXII Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel 1832 Son of XXI.[5] The Act of Amnesty restored the Cameron estates to him. Died in France.
XXIII Donald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel 1858 Son of XXII. Fought with distinction at the Battle of Waterloo and retired from the Army upon his father's death in 1832; married Vere Hobart.
XXIV Donald Cameron, 24th Lochiel 1905 Son of XXIII. MP, diplomat and Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria; married Lady Margaret Scott, daughter of Duke of Buccleuch.
XXV Sir Donald Walter Cameron KT, 25th Lochiel 1951 Son of XXIV. Soldier, fought in the Second Boer War and World War I; married Lady Hermione Graham, daughter of Duke of Montrose.
XXVI Sir Donald Hamish Cameron KT, 26th Lochiel 2004[6] Son of XXV. Soldier, fought in the Italian Campaign of World War II and was present at the Battle of Monte Cassino; married Margot Gathorne-Hardy.
XXVII Donald Angus Cameron, 27th Lochiel Son of XXVI. The current chief of Clan Cameron, and Lord Lieutenant of Inverness.[7] Host of Naruhito, Emperor of Japan.[8]

References
  1. www.lochiel.net
  2. "The Battle of Bannockburn".
  3. "The Battle of Harlaw".
  4. Stewart, John of Ardvorlich. (1974). The Camerons, A History of Clan Cameron. Published by the Clan Cameron Association.
  5. "The Chiefs of Clan Cameron".
  6. "The Chiefs of Clan Cameron".
  7. "Cameron of Lochiel, Hereditary Chief of Clan Cameron".
  8. Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (2003)
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