Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet of Morvern

Maclean Baronets

There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Maclean, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...

 (c.1620-1651) was the 18th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean

Clan MacLean

Clan Maclean is a Highland Scottish clan. They are one of the oldest clans in the Highlands and owned large tracts of land in Argyll as well as the Inner Hebrides. Many early MacLeans became famous for their honour, strength and courage in battle. They were involved in many clan skirmishes with...

 from 1649 to 1651. He died without leaving a son as an heir.

Biography

Hector was the son of Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet

Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet

Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet of Morvern, the 17th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean. Lachlan was granted his Baronet title by Charles I and he became the Clan Chief on the death of his brother in 1626...

 and succeeded him at his death in 1649. His mother was Mary MacLeod, the second daughter of Sir Roderick MacLeod. At Hector's death in 1651, he was succeeded as Clan Maclean

Clan MacLean

Clan Maclean is a Highland Scottish clan. They are one of the oldest clans in the Highlands and owned large tracts of land in Argyll as well as the Inner Hebrides. Many early MacLeans became famous for their honour, strength and courage in battle. They were involved in many clan skirmishes with...

 Chief by his brother, Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet

Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet

Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet of Morvern was the 19th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1651 to 1674. He married then had as his son: Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet.-Biography:...

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Hector was killed fighting for the Royalists at the battle of Inverkeithing

Battle of Inverkeithing

The Battle of Inverkeithing was a battle of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought on 20 July 1651 between an English Parliamentarian army under John Lambert and a Scottish Covenanter army acting on behalf of Charles II, led by Sir John Brown of Fordell. Lambert's force was a seaborne...

. It was during this battle that seven brothers died protecting their Clan chief. Each brother crying "Another for Hector" as they stepped forward to protect him. Fear eile airson Eachuinn (from Scottish Gaelic: "Another for Hector") became one of the two slogans

Slogan (heraldry)

A slogan is used in Scottish heraldry as a heraldic motto or a secondary motto. It usually appears above the crest on a coat of arms, though sometimes it appears as a secondary motto beneath the shield...

 used by Clan Maclean.

Ancestors

Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet's ancestors in three generations

Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet	Father: Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet of Morvern, the 17th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean. Lachlan was granted his Baronet title by Charles I and he became the Clan Chief on the death of his brother in 1626...	Paternal Grandfather: Hector Mor Maclean Hector Mor Maclean Hector Mor Maclean of Dowart , or Eachann Mór Maclean in Scottish Gaelic, or Hector the Great, was the 16th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from 1623 to his death in 1626. Mór or Mor translates as great when added to a name in Scottish Gaelic. He resided at Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull...	Paternal Great-Grandfather: Hector Og Maclean Hector Og Maclean Sir Hector Og Maclean , or Eachann Óg Maclean in Scottish Gaelic, was the 15th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean in Scotland.-Early years:...
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Janet Mackenzie of Kintail
		Paternal Grandmother: Margaret MacLeod	Paternal Great-Grandfather: Sir Roderick MacLeod
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