Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat

Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat and 2nd Baron Lovat, DL (21 December 1828 – 6 September 1887) was a British nobleman, landowner, and soldier. He was the 22nd Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat in the Scottish Highlands, and responsible for overseeing the reconstruction of Beaufort Castle.

The Lord Lovat
The Lord Lovat, 1871
Lord Lieutenant of Inverness
In office
1873–1887
Preceded byThe Lord Lovat
Succeeded byDonald Cameron of Lochiel
Personal details
Born
Simon Fraser

(1828-12-21)21 December 1828
Died6 September 1887(1887-09-06) (aged 58)
Inverness, Scotland
Spouse
Alice Maria Weld-Blundell
(m. 1866)
Children9, including Simon
Parent(s)Thomas Alexander Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat
Hon. Charlotte Georgina Jerningham
RelativesGeorge Jerningham, 8th Baron Stafford (grandfather)
John Scott, 4th Earl of Eldon (grandson)
Gerald Maxwell (grandson)
Sir David Stirling (grandson)
ResidenceBeaufort Castle
Military service
Branch/serviceQueen's Own Cameron Highlanders
RankLieutenant colonel

Early life

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Lovat was the eldest of four sons and three daughters born to Thomas Alexander Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat and Hon. Charlotte Georgina Stafford-Jerningham, daughter of George William Stafford-Jerningham, 8th Baron Stafford.[1]

Among his siblings was Amelia Charlotte Fraser (wife of Charles Scott-Murray of Danesfield),[2][3] Frances Giorgiana Fraser (wife of Sir Pyers Mostyn, 8th Baronet),[4] Charlotte Henrietta Fraser (wife of Sir Matthew Sausse, the Chief Justice of Bombay),[5][6] Alexander Edward Fraser (a Lt.-Col. in the Scots Guards who fought in the Crimean War and married Georgiana Mary Heneage, only daughter of George Fieschi Heneage of Hainton Hall)[7] George Edward Stafford Fraser (who died unmarried),[1] and Henry Thomas Fraser (a Colonel in the 1st Battalion Scots Guards who also died unmarried).[8]

Career

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He succeeded his father in 1875, who had been awarded another barony, that of Baron Lovat, in the peerage of Great Britain. Lovat resided at Beaufort Castle, and was the 22nd Chief MacShimidh of the Clan Fraser of Lovat.[9]

He served as a Lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Militia, and Lord Lieutenant of Inverness between 1873 and 1887. From 1883 to 1887, he served as aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria.[1]

Family

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Beaufort Castle under construction in the late 1870s - the 13th Lord Lovat is shown at right.

In 1866, Lord Lovat married Alice Maria Weld-Blundell, the fifth daughter of Thomas Weld-Blundell and his wife Teresa Maria Eleanora Vaughan.[10][11] They had nine children, including:[1]

Lord Lovat died in September 1887, aged 58, while shooting on the moors of Inverness.[13] He was succeeded by his son Simon, who became the 14th Lord Lovat. Lady Lovat survived her husband by over fifty years and died in 1938, aged 92.[1]

Descendants

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Through his daughter Mary, he was a grandfather of John Scott, 4th Earl of Eldon. Through his daughter Alice, he was a grandfather of World War I flying ace Gerald Maxwell. Through his daughter Margaret, he was a grandfather of Special Air Service co-founder Sir David Stirling.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Lovat, Lord (S, 1458/64)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ Sheahan, James Joseph (1862). History and Topography of Buckinghamshire: Comprising a General Survey of the County, Preceded by an Epitome of the Early History of Great Britain. Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. p. 905. ISBN 9780804833905.
  3. ^ "Hon. Amelia Charlotte Scott-Murray (née Fraser)". npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Frances Georgiana (née Fraser), Lady Mostyn". npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Charlotte Henrietta (née Fraser), Lady Sausse". npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Death of Sir Matthew Sausse". The Times. 6 November 1867. p. 7.
  7. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1882). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 769. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  8. ^ Ward, S. G. P. (1973). "THE SCOTS GUARDS IN EGYPT, 1882: The Letters of Lieutenant C. B. Balfour". Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. 51 (206): 80–104. ISSN 0037-9700. JSTOR 44227018.
  9. ^ a b Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  10. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1895). Armorial Families: A Complete Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, and a Directory of Some Gentlemen of Coat-armour, and Being the First Attempt to Show which Arms in Use at the Moment are Borne by Legal Authority. Jack. p. 630. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  11. ^ Chapman, Paul (1836). Menin Gate North: In Memory and in Mourning. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-5092-7. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Houses of Parliament War Memorials – Royal Gallery, First World War" (PDF). parliament.uk.
  13. ^ "Obituary Notes". The New York Times. 7 September 1887. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Inverness
1873–1887
Succeeded by
Preceded by MacShimidh
1875–1887
Succeeded by
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Lord Lovat
1875–1887
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Lovat
1875–1887
Succeeded by