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Donald Cameron of Lochiel (1835–1905)

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Active in sheep farming, Lochiel had to take on the stakes of most of the sheep farms on his estate during the acute depression in the industry. As such, he had an intimate knowledge of the shepherds plight, and that of the related business of
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joyously celebrated the birth of Lochiel's heir during the spring of 1835, with commemorative dinners held by Camerons 'from Ballachulish Ferry to the Marches of Knoydart', as well as the lighting of bonfires on
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in 1852, Cameron was to be employed in diplomatic service in Europe and the Far East. In 1857, he was appointed First
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He owned 125,000 acres, with 110,000 in Inverness-shire, 16,000 in Argyll and 400 in Buckinghamshire.
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on the Parade, erected circa 1905. He is depicted in full Highland regalia with an inscription in
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by his second wife Janet Maclean, a scion of the Macleans of Coll and Camerons of Glendessary.
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for Inverness-shire and Buckinghamshire, respectively. From 1887, he held the office of
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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Highland constituencies
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who succeeded as Chief; married Lady Hermione Graham, daughter of the
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Capt. Ewen Charles Cameron (1878–1958), officer of the Lovat Scouts.
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The Foreign Office List and Diplomatic and Consular Year Book
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Allan George Cameron (1880–1914), killed near Aisne during
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and Lady Vere Catherine Louisa Hobart (1803–1888), of
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Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
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Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch
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Donald Cameron, 24th Lochiel
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Viscountess Hawarden
Lord Lieutenant of Inverness
The Lord Lovat
Member of Parliament
Inverness-shire
Henry Baillie
Charles Fraser-Mackintosh
Richmond, Surrey
Achnacarry
Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott
25th Lochiel
Donald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel
Achnacarry Castle
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Conservative
24th Chief
Clan Cameron
Donald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel
Hampden House
5th Earl of Buckinghamshire
George Vere Hobart
Lochaber
Ben Nevis

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