Chiefs of Clan Cameron

The following is an incomplete list of the Chiefs of Clan Cameron of Lochiel, the senior line of the Cameron family. The Chief is seated at Achnacarry Castle and is styled 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	Alan Allan MacIldny Cameron	1480	Son of XI. Killed in battle in 1480 fighting the Mackintoshes and MacDonalds of Keppoch.[4]
XIII	Ewen Cameron of Lochiel	1547	Son of XII. Executed for treason at Stirling in 1547. His sons did not ascend to Chief.
XIV	Ewen 'Beag' Cameron of Lochiel	1554	Also known as Ewen M'Conill M'Ewen. Grandson of XII. Descendants of Beag's illegitimate issue became the Clan's Taylor sept.
XV	Donald Dubh MacDonald MacEwen Cameron of Lochiel	1565	Also known as Donald Dow M'Connel M'Ewen. Younger brother of XIV. Fought at The Battle of Corrichie in support of Mary, Queen of Scots.
XVI	Allan Cameron of Lochiel	1647	Son of XV's younger brother, John Cameron (killed in action). Led the clan at the Battle of Glenlivet in 1594. Observed the Battle of Inverlochy, aged 83.
XVII	Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel	1719	Grandson of XVI. Was away in London when Clan Cameron fought at the Battle of Mulroy in 1668.
XVIII	John MacEwen Cameron, Lord Lochiel	1747/48	Son of XVII. Fought at the Battle of Glenshiel and wounded at the Battle of Culloden and died in exile at Nieuport in Flanders.
XIX	Donald Cameron of Lochiel	1748	Also known as "the gentle Lochiel".
XX	John Cameron of Lochiel	1748	Son of XIX. Died unmarried in Scotland; his uncle, Dr Archibald Cameron of Lochiel, was executed in 1753 for treason.
XXI	Charles Cameron, 21st Lochiel	1776	Another son of XIX.
XXII	Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel	1832	Son of XXI.[5]
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.
XXIV	Donald Cameron, 24th Lochiel	1905	MP and Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria.
XXV	Sir Donald Walter Cameron KT, 25th Lochiel	1951	Son of XXIV.
XXVI	Sir Donald Hamish Cameron KT, 26th Lochiel	2004[6]	Son of XXV.
XXVII	Donald Angus Cameron, 27th Lochiel		Son of XXVI. The current chief of Clan Cameron, and Lord Lieutenant of Inverness.[7] His daughter Lucy has Princess Anne, The Princess Royal as one of her godmothers.[8]

Cameron arms

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)