1880 DONALD CAMERON of LOCHIEL, ACHNACARRY to Warrand re NEW INVERNESS NEWSPAPER

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1880 DONALD CAMERON of LOCHIEL, ACHNACARRY to Warrand re NEW INVERNESS NEWSPAPER
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1880 DONALD CAMERON of LOCHIEL, ACHNACARRY to Captain Warrand of Ryefield, 8 page letter regardiing the need for and proposals for forming a New Conservative Newspaper in Inverness, which became the NORTHERN COUNTIES NEWSPAPER and PRINTING and PUBLISHING Co Ltd of Inverness, Captain Warrand being a member of the Provisional Committee
Donald Cameron of Lochiel DL (5 April 1835 – 30 November 1905) was a Scottish Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1885. He was chieftain, the 24th chief ("Lochiel") of Clan Cameron.
Cameron was the eldest son of Donald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel, and succeeded his father as chief in 1858. He was employed in the diplomatic service and was first attache for the Earl of Elgin's special embassy to China. He was then at the British Embassy in Berlin. He was a Justice of the Peace for Buckinghamshire and a Deputy Lieutenant for Inverness.
At the 1868 general election Cameron was elected Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire. He held the seat until 1885. He was groom in waiting to Queen Victoria from 1874 to 1880. From 1887 he was the Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire.
Cameron married Margaret Montagu-Douglas-Scott, daughter of Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch in 1875. They had four sons, including Donald Cameron, 25th Lochiel.
Cameron is commemorated with a statue in Fort William, erected circa 1905
Achnacarry is the seat of the chiefs of Clan Cameron.
The Cameron clan is one of the proudest and most romantic clans in Scotland. From its beginnings in the middle ages, the Clan's early history is notable for the constant battle for possession of land in Lochaber claimed, at different times, by various clans and most notably by the Clan Mackintosh with whom the Cameron's feuded for over 300 years.
The chief of the clan is known as 'Cameron of Lochiel'. The remarkable adherence of Clan Cameron to the Royalist and Jacobite causes was evidenced by both the famous Sir Ewen Cameron (17th chief) during the civil war and Donald Cameron (the 'Gentle Lochiel'and 19th chief) whose support for Prince Charles Edward Stuart during the rising of 1745 was crucial.
After the battle of Culloden in 1746 and the failure of the Rising, the clan system was destroyed and although the forfeited estates were restored in 1784, the Cameron chiefs were now subject to the rule of law and to economic realities. In 1802, Achnacarry Castle (current home of the Cameron chiefs) was designed by the architect James Gillespie Graham and became the Clan's focal point over the next two centuries.
In the last century, the clan has been fortunate to have had farsighted chiefs who have contributed much to the Highlands. Sir Donald Walter Cameron (25th chief) who raised three battalions for The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in World War 1 and Sir Donald Hamish ( 26th chief). The current chief is Donald Angus Cameron ( 27th chief) who is Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire.
Commandos
Achnacarry was used by the Commandos during the Second World War as their training ground and the Cameron of Lochiel family maintains close ties with that illustrious regiment and its affiliated organisations. The BBC recently produced a film entitled "Castle Commando" which highlighted the arduous training carried out on the Estate by some 25,000 men during the period 1942 – 1945. The very impressive Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge is a constant reminder of their endeavours. We now have a growing collection in the Clan Cameron Museum relating to the Commando's who trained here.
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1880 DONALD CAMERON of LOCHIEL, ACHNACARRY to Captain Warrand of Ryefield, 8 page letter regardiing the need for and proposals for forming a New Conservative Newspaper in Inverness, which became the NORTHERN COUNTIES NEWSPAPER and PRINTING and PUBLISHING Co Ltd of Inverness, Captain Warrand being a member of the Provisional Committee Donald Cameron of Lochiel DL (5 April 1835 – 30 November 1905) was a Scottish Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1885. He was chieftain, the 24th chief ("Lochiel") of Clan Cameron. Cameron was the eldest son of Donald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel, and succeeded his father as chief in 1858. He was employed in the diplomatic service and was first attache for the Earl of Elgin's special embassy to China. He was then at the British E
Related Interests
Conservative Newspaper Companies
Genealogy
Clan Cameron
EAN
Does Not apply
Country
Scotland
Family Surname of
Cameron
Estate or House name
Achnacarry
Scotland County
Inverness-shire
City/Town/Village/Place
Inverness
In the Reign of
Queen Victoria 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901
Era
1871-1880
Addressed to
Captain Warrand of Ryefield
Theme Type
Proposals to form a new Newspaper Co
Letter From
Donald Cameron of Lochiel
Document Type
Original Manuscript Letter
Year of Issue
1880