Talk:Sir Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief

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I have been working on Hector MacLean a disambiguation page I used Clan Maclean#Former clan chiefs as a source which cites "Clan Gillean (The Macleans), Edited by James Noel Mackenzie Maclean. F.S.A (Scot), F.R.Econ.S. Foreword by Fitzroy Maclean C.B.E, M.P. Published by the Clan Maclean Association, London and District Branch." From the facts I have cross checked this list seems to be accurate.

I have not been able to tie that list into this page and at the moment there seems to be no reliable sources for the man listed on this page. It would help if we could fix the dates as two possible contenders in the list on Clan Maclean are:

  • Hector Og Maclean(-1623), 15th Clan Chief
  • Hector Mor Maclean of Dowart (-1626), 16th Clan Chief

From the second source give for this article [1] there is a section that reads:

Sir Lachlan's elder son, still another Hector Og, married a daughter of the eleventh chief of Kintail, and their son Lachlan was the first baronet of Duart. By a second marriage, with a daughter of Sir Archibald Acheson of Gosford, he had another son, Donald of Brolas, whose son Lauchlan became M.P. for Argyllshire, and whose descendants were to inherit the chiefship as sixth and successive baronets.

Sir Lachlan Maclean was created a baronet of Nova Scotia, with the designation "of Morvern," by Charles I. in 1632, and from that time onward, through the Civil War and all the troubles of the Stewarts, the Macleans remained strong and faithful supporters of the Jacobite cause. Sir Lachlan himself joined the Marquess of Montrose, led his clan at Inverlochy, where he helped to win that signal victory over the Marquess of Argyll, and took part in the arduous campaign and battles which followed.

Two years after his death, his son, Sir Hector Maclean, fell fighting in the cause of Charles II. at Inverkeithing. It was after the defeat of the army of the Covenant by Cromwell at Dunbar.

It is not at all clear to me from this section which Hector Og the author is referring to.

Looking at this source says:

Sir Lachlan Maclean of Morvem, a younger brother of Hector Maclean of Dowart, was in 1631 created a baronet of Nova Scotia by Charles I., and on the death of his elder brother he succeeded to the estate of Dowart. In the civil war the Macleans took arms under Montrose, and fought valiantly for the royal cause. At the battle of Inverloch), 2d February 1645, Sir Lachlan commanded his clan. He was also engaged in the subsequent battles of the royalist general. Sir Hector Maclean, his son, with 800 of his followers, was at the battle of Inverkeithing, 20th July 1651, when the royalists were opposed to the troops of Oliver Cromwell.

I think we need a WP:SOURCES reliable source that confirms the dates of the man this article is about. --PBS (talk) 14:48, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Let me see what else I can find. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 17:20, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think the time has come for us to AfD this page. --PBS (talk) 07:59, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It looks fine to me, I haven't a clue what your objections to it are. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 09:20, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
There is not one reliable source given to support this man as a notable person. There is not one reliable source that gives his date of birth and date of death, There is not one source that says he was laird of the clan. All these "facts" are given in the first line of the article. AFAICT the information in the first line of the article is taken from an unreliable source that is listed in the external link section "Hector MacLean, Fifth Lord of Dowart (1572-1630) at Wikia Genealogy". This external link was added by an IP address after this article was created so it might be a reflection of this article! Do you have any reliable sources on the subject of this article?
Further see Wikipedia is not a directory "Genealogical entries or phonebook entries. Biography articles should only be for people with some sort of fame, achievement, or perhaps notoriety. One measure of these is whether someone has been featured in several external sources (on or off-line)." At the moment there is not one line in this article about the subject other than genealogical information and a couple of facts that do not have a reliable source to back them up. --PBS (talk) 11:37, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would say that Scottish peers and nobles are inherently notable based on previous outcomes. No more or no less than their British counterparts, although their British counterparts may have more information available. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 19:17, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Again I am not sure what your objection is. The sources call him both "Lord" and "Baron" are you objecting to the use of the word "Lord"? Is your argument that his title should only be "Baron" and not "Lord"? Which of the sources used are you saying are not reliable. If you have sources that have contradicting information just add them to the article and add text with the contradicting information. More sources are better than fewer, even if they contradict. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 19:30, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at any Scottish peerage stub you will find that this article is one of the few that is well sourced. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 19:32, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The problem with the article at the moment is that it is not clear that the sources given are describing this Hector. When you created the article on 10 Jan 2005 you included the Date of Birth and Date of Death, where did you get them from? --PBS (talk) 20:45, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Again when you say "it is not clear that the sources given are describing this Hector". I am not sure what in the article you are objecting to, since all the information comes from the sources listed. Please be specific to what fact in the article you are referring to. If you have contradictory information, just add it. The only thing confusing to me is, who his father was, and it is worded to be ambiguous in the article. The names are recycled and there are multiple synonyms for each person. Is your objection to that line in the article? By objecting to the whole article, you are not making it easy to figure out what specifically is bothering you. I don't know where the original birth and dates come from. Referencing wasn't required in 2005. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 21:04, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am guessing again. Is your objection now that there are multiple people called "Hector Maclean the 5th Baron of Duart" that lived at different times in history?

Ok, a guess again. Maybe you are objecting to "Donald MacLean, 1st Lord of Brolas" being the brother of Hector, since that part is confusing to me in the original sources. It is certainly possible that they are not brothers since the wording is not clear in the original and as always names are recycled and there are multiple synonyms for each person. I have split him off into his own article. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 21:54, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The text is looking much more accurate now. But at least one of the pages you have created is not correct. See Hector MacLean, and Clan Maclean
  • Hector Og Maclean (?-1623), 15th Clan Chief -->Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief
  • Hector Mor Maclean of Dowart (-1626), 16th Clan Chief
  • Maclean Baronets
    • Sir Hector MacLean, 2nd Baronet (1625-1651) ,18th Clan Chief, killed at the Battle of Inverkeithin
Hector Og died in 1623 it was Sir Hector MacLean, 2nd Baronet who died at the Battle of Inverkeithin, and is the man I am interested in. One has to be very careful in this area because all the prominant Macleans of the 16th and early 17th century seem to have been Hector/Eachuinn or Lachlan.

One of the References you were using before was Genealogical Collections Concerning Families in Scotland. 1900. He married first the 2d daughter of Colin Mackenzie of Kintail, predecessor of the present Earl of Seaforth, by whom he had Eachin Mor his eldest Son, who succeeded him, and Lauchlan, who also succeeded him. He married again a daughter of Atcheson of Gosefoord, by whom he had Donald, of whom Brolos is descended and John Duidh. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) But the two versions available under google books are both snipit views. For a time Microsoft ran a similar project to Google Books Library Project it was called Live Search Books and that book is one which they digitised see Publications of the Scottish History Society (1887)

...Thus in the Year 1598 fell the brave Lauchlan Mor the Scourge of the MacDonalds much lamented by all his Neighbours. He was the First Protestant Chief of the Macleans. He left Issue by Glencairn's Daughter Eachin oig his eldest Son and Heir, Lauchlan Oig Predecessor of the present Family of Torloisk, Gillean Allan and Charles and some Daughters one of them married to Lochbuy.

... Eachin oig succeeding his Father and returning from Islay, where he was by the unlucky Situation of the Place an idle Spectator of his Father's Death and the Defeat of his Friends, immediately set himself in a Posture of being revenged, which he soon did ; For raising Letters of Fire and Sword against James MacDonald he landed in Islay being accompanyed by the Lairds of MacLeod, Lochiell, MacKinnon and Barra, and defeat the MacDonalds in a pitched Battle at a Place called Beinbigirie, and burnt the whole Island. After this I could not learn any Difference 'twixt him and the MacDonalds.

He was a severe Justiciary. He got the Estate into his Hands when it was in ifs best Circumstances amounting to about Five Hundred Merk Land, but was very much impaired in his Time. The Marquis of Huntley studied to be revenged for the Offer that Lauchlan Mor made to the Earl of Argyle the Night after the Battle of Glenlivet, and had an Opportunity of being so in the following Manner, There was a Convention of Estates to be holden at Stirling by a certain Day, where all those cited were to answer to their Names or forfault a certain Share of their Estates. Maclean being One of those cited came to Stirling by the Day appointed. But, while he was changing his Clotlies, his Name was called, which he not answering to was forfaulted of the Twenty Pound Land of Garo-havich in Lochaber, of which Huntlev took a Gift, and all the Friends and Interest that Maclean could make could never o-et the Sentence recalled. Several other Parts of the Estate was in his Time lost, of which I cannot give a Distinct Account for the Want of the Papers of the Family.

[page 188.] He married First the 2d Daughter of Colin Mackenzie of Kintail Predecessor of the present Earl of Seaforth, by whom he had Eachin Mor his eldest Son, who succeeded him, and Lauchlan, who also succeeded him. He married again a Daughter of Atcheson of Gosefoord, by whom he had Donald, of whom Brolos is descended and John Duidh.

To him succeeded Eachin Mor. He married Margaret eldest Daughter of Roderick Laird of Macleod, but had no Issue. He was accounted a good Man but unactive. He outlived his Father but about Five or Six Years, and died leaving his Estate to his Brother.

Sill Lauchlan, who was Knighted in his elder Brother's Life Time by the Title of Sir Lauchlan Maclean of Morvern. He was much courted by the Marquis of Argyle in the Beginning of the Civil War, But Nothing would perswade him from his Duty to his King and Countrey, which made him join the Marquis of Montrose assoon as he could. The Evening before the Battle of Inverlochy he met him in Lochaber, and was present at the Battle accompanyed with 30 Men only ... p.133-135

I have bolded the names and He I think it is clear from the text that the He is Eachin oig and that the date is sometime after 1598 (Battle of Glenlivet but within a life time. From this text and the list in the section Former clan chiefs in article Clan Maclean we can identify these people:

Name Dates and Notes Designation
Sir Lachlan Maclean of Morvaren, 17th Clan Chief b. 1626 - d. 1649. Fought as a royalist under Montrose at the Battles of Inverlochy, Auldearn and Kilsyth. 1st Baronet Morvern (creation of 1631)
Hector Mor Maclean of Dowart, 16th Clan Chief b.? - d. 1626
Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief b.? - d. 1623 (Young Hector)
Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, 14th Clan Chief b. 1558 - d. August 5, 1598. Killed at the Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart.
Eachuinn Og Maclean, 13th Clan Chief (Hector the Younger)
Eachuinn Mor Maclean, 12th Clan Chief b. 1497 - d. 1568 (Hector the Great was kidnapped, with many other Chiefs, by the King's (James V) Lord Lieutenant at a dinner on board ship off Aros Castle. They were taken south to Edinburgh, where they were forced to agree to the terms of the Statutes of Iona, under which they lost much of their sovereignty over the islands. Hector himself was only released when he agreed to the destruction of all his ships.)
  • Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, 14th Clan Chief -- is the "Thus in the Year 1598 fell the brave Lauchlan Mor the Scourge of the MacDonalds"
  • Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief -- "Eachin oig succeeding his Father ... He married First the 2d Daughter of Colin Mackenzie of Kintail Predecessor of the present Earl of Seaforth, by whom he had Eachin Mor his eldest Son, who succeeded him, and Lauchlan, who also succeeded him. He married again a Daughter of Atcheson of Gosefoord, by whom he had Donald, of whom Brolos is descended and John Duidh." Which means that this articles is about this man as you have approached it from "John Duidh".
  • Hector Mor Maclean of Dowart, 16th Clan Chief -- "by whom he had Eachin Mor his eldest Son ... to him succeeded Eachin Mor ... He outlived his Father but about Five or Six Years, and died leaving his Estate to his Brother."
  • Sir Lachlan Maclean of Morvaren, 17th Clan Chief -- "Sill Lauchlan, who was Knighted in his elder Brother's Life Time by the Title of Sir Lauchlan Maclean of Morvern ..."

Sir Lachlan Maclean of Morvaren should be placed under an article called Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet See Maclean Baronets.

Now that that has been worked out you can fit in the two quotes I provided further up the page (Maclean) The statement "Sir Lachlan's elder son, still another Hector Og, married a daughter of the eleventh chief of Kintail, and their son Lachlan was the first baronet of Duart [Morvaren]. By a second marriage, with a daughter of Sir Archibald Acheson of Gosford, he had another son, Donald of Brolas, whose son Lauchlan became M.P. for Argyllshire, and whose descendants were to inherit the chiefship as sixth and successive baronets."

  • Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, 14th Clan Chief -- "Sir Lachlan's elder son" -- This must be a reference to
  • Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief -- Hector Og,
  • Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet of Morvaren. -- "and their son Lachlan was the first baronet of Duart [Morvaren]" The Duart in the text is wrong it should have been Morvaren.

It would seem that "Hector MacLean, 5th Baron/Lord of Duart", was also known as "Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief". In which case it is easy to work out who was 4th and 6th Baron/Lord of Duart was. It is not clear to me if the term Baron is correct. I think that would take further investigation. But it is clear to me that this man was the 15th Clan Chief. --PBS (talk) 12:42, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Baron Duart Name Dates and Notes
Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baron, 17th Clan Chief b. 1626 - d. 1649. Fought as a royalist under Montrose at the Battles of Inverlochy, Auldearn and Kilsyth.
6th Baron/Lord of Duart Hector Mor Maclean of Dowart, 16th Clan Chief b.? - d. 1626
5th Baron/Lord of Duart Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief b.? - d. 1623
4th Baron/Lord of Duart Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, 14th Clan Chief b. 1558 - d. August 5, 1598. Killed at the Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart.
3th Baron/Lord of Duart Eachuinn Og Maclean, 13th Clan Chief
2nd Baron/Lord of Duart Eachuinn Mor Maclean, 12th Clan Chief b. 1497 - d. 1568
1st Baron/Lord of Duart Lachlan Cattanach Maclean, 11th Clan Chief b. ? - d. 1523. Murdered.

The sources seem to be split over the use of the term "Lord of Dowart" and "Lord of Duart" and there are fewer sources that use the term Baron. Maclean's seem to have been divided into sub-clans, so the earlier chiefs of the Macleans did not have to be Duarts they could have been from somewhere else. I suspect also that the terms Lord and Baron are transliteration from the Scottish word Laird, because Baron is granted by the King/State to a person while Highland Lairds were called such because they headed a clan, not necessarily because they had inherited a title granted by the King of Scotland.

BTW in case it is not obvious to anyone reading this, Hector and Eachin seem to be used interchangeably I presume that "Eachin" is Gaelic for "Hector". --PBS (talk) 12:48, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Move/Merge pages[edit]

I propose we move this page to Hector Og Maclean and merge in any useful stuff from Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief as this has the older history. Using Hector Og Maclean is precise enough unless another notable Hector Og Maclean exists. --PBS (talk) 13:17, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure that they are synonyms. I think they are best kept apart and if you think there is a connection you can say "Hector MacLean, 5th Baron of Duart" who may be the same person as "Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief" and then list the source that you feel links them. That is the way I handle similar people that may be the same. Currently we have separate sources for each where the references use the exact names as they appear in the title of the article. Remember if we make a mistake it will be repeated from this day forward. I have asked the present day clan archivist to look over the article. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 18:38, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I see that you have redirected this page to Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief. --PBS (talk) 11:50, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have merged the histories of Hector MacLean, 5th Baron of Duart and Hector Og MacLean, 15th Clan Chief, as we agree they were one and the same person. --PBS (talk) 12:13, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

move to Hector Og MacLean[edit]

Unless there is more than one notable figure called Hector Og MacLean we do not need to add ", 15th Clan Chief", so I propose we move the article to Hector Og Maclean we also need to discuss whether it should be "MacLean" or "Maclean" (Wikipedia:Naming conventions (precision). --PBS (talk) 12:18, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good point, agreed. I don't think we need "XXth Clan Chief" on any of these articles. From the 17th century on the chiefs were baronets, so the precedence in baronetcy easily differences them.--Celtus (talk) 05:34, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Neither do I think we need of Duart in the page name unless there is more than one notable figure called Hector Og MacLean. --PBS (talk) 10:18, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Baron[edit]

He was also known as "Hector Maclean, 5th Baron of Duart" but counting back doesn't lead to anyone that would properly called the 1st Baron of Duart or even the 1st Laird of Duart. Any ideas? --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 17:47, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ancestors[edit]

Hector Mor Maclean's ancestors in three generations
Hector Mor Maclean Father:
Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean 		Paternal Grandfather:
Eachuinn Og Maclean 		Paternal Great-Grandfather:
Eachuinn Mor Maclean
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Mary, daughter of Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross
Paternal Grandmother:
Lady Janet Campbell of Argyll 		Paternal Great-Grandfather:
Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll
Paternal Great-Grandmother:
Lady Margaret Graham, daughter of William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith
Mother:
Margaret Cunningham of Glencairn 		Maternal Grandfather:
William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn 		Maternal Great-Grandfather:
Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn
Maternal Great-Grandmother:
Daughter of John Campbell of West Loudon
Maternal Grandmother:
Janet Gordon of Lochinvar 		Maternal Great-grandfather:
John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure
Maternal Great-Grandmother:
Lady Jane Campbell, daughter of Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll

Ancestry[edit]

Move[edit]

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The result of the move request was: uncontested move. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 14:20, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief → Sir Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief — for consistency within the chiefs, of the three Hector Og Macleans only one was "Sir"--Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 15:58, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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