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Since becoming clan chief in 1958, Sir Gregor had travelled extensively to MacGregor gatherings, in particular to America and Canada, and was seen as a guiding hand to the clan throughout his tenure. In 1975 he oversaw the 200th anniversary of the lifting of the Act of Proscription, imposed in 1693 by William of Orange, which outlawed the clan name. The Act was finally repealed in 1775. Sir Gregor is also survived by his wife Fanny and younger son Ninian. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/04/15/db1503.xml Brigadier Sir Gregor MacGregor of MacGregor, 6th Bt, of Lanrick and Balquhidder, was the 23rd Chief of Clan Gregor and a Grand Master Mason of Scotland. MacGregor became Clan Chief in 1959, and took the duties that came with the position extremely seriously. He held not only a genuine belief in the ideals of clanship, but he also believed in practising them, to the delight of his clansmen all over the world. When the American branch of the clan was set up he pointed out that the association as proposed failed to give women equal representation. Thereafter, he maintained a firm link with the American Clan Gregor Society, and at their gatherings cut a fine figure in his red MacGregor kilt. When serving as British Army Liaison Officer at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1970, he was sent an enormous family tree by an American clanswoman; his correspondent was investigating her relationship to a MacGregor cadet line. In his detailed, four-page reply, MacGregor apologised for not having many clan genealogical books with him - and then from memory provided a wealth of recondite ancestral detail dating to the 15th century. Freemasonry provided another strand to MacGregor's life. As Grand Master Mason of Scotland for five years from 1988, he travelled tirelessly to masonic ceremonies, going as far afield as Hong Kong, at a time when his elder son Malcolm was serving there with the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards. As a francophile and fluent French speaker he also attended the installation of France's Grand Master. Gregor MacGregor was born on December 22 1925, the son of Captain Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor, 5th Bt, and his wife Gylla (née Rollo). Known to close friends as George, he grew up at the family home near Lochearnhead, Perthshire, and in due course was sent to Eton. He would succeed his father in the baronetcy in 1958. At the age of 19, he was commissioned into the Scots Guards and joined the 2nd Battalion as a platoon commander in north-west Europe in the last months of the Second World War. After training at the Airborne Forces depot, he served in Palestine with 1st (Guards) Parachute Battalion from 1947 to 1948. MacGregor returned to the 2nd Battalion in 1950, and served in Malaya during the Emergency followed by a tour of duty in BAOR. He transferred to the 1st Battalion in 1956 and, after attending the Staff College at Camberley, was appointed brigade major of 16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group. MacGregor returned to the 1st Battalion in 1963, and in 1965 saw active service in Borneo during the "Confrontation" with Indonesia. After attending the Joint Services Staff College, he returned to Malaysia in 1966 in command of the 1st Battalion in the last phase of the Emergency. After a period as Colonel Recruiting Officer HQ Scotland, MacGregor was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Scots Guards in 1971. Four years later he moved to the British Embassy, Athens, as Defence and Military Attaché. Following promotion to brigadier, he commanded 52nd (Lowlands) Brigade, based at Edinburgh Castle. A good horseman, MacGregor was once passing in front of the band when his mount noisily broke wind. "Sorry about that, Brigade of Drums," he called out. "That's all right, sir," a piper retorted. "We thought it was the horse." MacGregor retired from the Army in 1980. He was a Member of the Royal Company of Archers (Queen's Body Guard for Scotland) from 1949. He was staunch in his concern for the care of ex-servicemen, taking an active part in securing their welfare arrangements. He was also noted for his abilities as a speaker at regimental reunions and dinners. He made his family home at Newtyle, Blairgowrie, and for a time kept a house in Florida. Sir Gregor MacGregor died on March 30. He is survived by his wife Fanny (née Butler) and by their two sons, of whom the elder, Malcolm, who was born in 1959, succeeds in the baronetcy. http://www.demirtas.com.tr/Clan.htm Clan MacGregor carries the Clan MacGregor badge and motto, and with his kind permission, the personal crest of the 23rd Clan Chief, Sir Gregor MacGregor of MacGregor. The Clan traces its ancestry and takes its name from Gregor, third son of Alpin and King of Scotland in the last part of the eighth century. It is this royal lineage that gives rise to the Clan motto 'Royal is my Race'. Although the Clan MacGregor went through centuries of turmoil from lands being confiscated to the very name MacGregor being outlawed, they were resilient. Vindication came in the later half of the 18th century when laws affecting the MacGregor name were abolished. Clan MacGregor Scotch Whisky honours this strong, ancient Clan. 106. Michael Evan Victor Baillie, 3rd Baron Burton 1993-99 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Baillie%2C_3rd_Baron_Burton Michael Evan Victor Baillie, 3rd Baron Burton (b. 27 June 1924) is a maternal grandson of the 9th Duke of Devonshire. On 28 April 1948, he married Elizabeth Ursula Foster Wise. They divorced in 1977 after having six children: Hon. Evan Michael Ronald Baillie (b. 19 March 1949) 152
Hon. Elizabeth Victoria Baillie (b. 9 March 1950) Hon. Phillipa Ursula Maud Baillie (b. 30 August 1951) Hon. Georgina Frances Baillie (b. 11 May 1955) Hon. Fiona Mary Baillie (b. 31 October 1957) Hon. Alexander Baillie (b. 1963) In 1978, he married Coralie Denise Cliffe. In 1962 he inherited his paternal grandmother Nellie's title of Baron Burton. http://www.thepeerage.com/p8410.htm Michael Evan Victor Baillie, 3rd Baron Burton of Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore was born on 27 June 1924. He is the son of Brigidier Hon. George Evan Michael Baillie and Lady Maud Louisa Emma Cavendish. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Ursula Foster Wise, daughter of Captain Anthony Forster Wise, on 28 April 1948. He and Elizabeth Ursula Foster Wise were divorced in 1977. He married, secondly, Coralie Denise Cliffe, daughter of Claud R. Cliffe, in 1978. Michael Evan Victor Baillie, 3rd Baron Burton of Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore was educated in Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1943 in the service of the Scots Guards and in 1948 in the service of the Lovat Scouts (Territorial Army). He held the offices of; County Councillor for Inverness-shire between 1948 and 1975. Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Inverness-shire between 1961 and 1975. Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Inverness-shire between 1963 and 1965. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Burton of Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore, co. Stafford [U.K., 1897] on 28 May 1962. He was executive of the Scottish Landowners Federation between 1963 and 1992. He was a Grand Master Mason of Scotland between 1994 and 2000. He lived in 2003 in Dochgarroch Lodge, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Family 1 Elizabeth Ursula Foster Wise d. 1993 Children 1. Hon. Evan Michael Ronald Baillie+ b. 19 Mar 1949 2. Hon. Elizabeth Victoria Baillie+ b. 9 Mar 1950, d. 1986 3. Hon. Phillipa Ursula Maud Baillie+ b. 30 Aug 1951 4. Hon. Georgina Frances Baillie b. 11 May 1955 5. Hon. Fiona Mary Baillie+ b. 31 Oct 1957, d. 9 Oct 2004 6. Hon. Alexander James Baillie+ b. 1 Jul 1963 Family 2 Coralie Denise Cliffe https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9901&L=celtic-l&T=0&P=32699 Sun, 10 Jan 1999 Who controls the land in Scotland? An interesting article on the subject in today's "Times": DOCHFOUR & GLENSHIEL Acreage: 40,000 acres. Location: Dochfour. Owner: Burton Property Trust. Who is behind it? Lord Burton. Michael Baillie, Baron Burton, Lord Burton of Dochfour, 106th Grand Master Mason of Scotland, old Etonian and owner of 40,000 acres of Inverness-shire, is a gruff old aristocrat whose family estate stretches from Inverness down towards Loch Ness with another chunk in Glenshiel on the west coast. Part of the old landowning hegemony in the Highlands, his notoriety stems from a string of wrangles with the local community, tenants, walkers and public officials. He forbade the Kintail Mountain Rescue Team from entering his Glenshiel estate after it published a walking guide to the area. Allegations of bullying have been made against his staff around Dochfour in their uncompromising battle against poaching. Owner response: Lord Burton insists that the estate has always received glowing reports from any agricultural or environmental body which has inspected it. "I think it is a very good estate, but obviously I have a biased view." He describes accusations of bullying as "nonsense". "I have only ever had trouble with one strange character. However, if people will misbehave then it can make things difficult." 153
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