Lachlan Og Maclean, 1st Laird of Torloisk

Lachlan Og MacLean, 1st Laird of Torloisk
Title Laird of Torloisk
Successor Hector MacLean, 2nd Laird of Torloisk
Spouse(s) Marian, daughter of Sir Duncan Campbell of Achnabreck
Margaret, daughter of Captain Stewart of Dumbarton
Marian, daughter of Donald MacDonald of Clanranald
Parent(s) Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean

Lachlan Og MacLean, 1st Laird of Torloisk was the second son of Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean and the first Laird of Torloisk.

Biography

He was the second son of Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, and he received from his father a charter of the lands of Lehire-Torloisk, forfeited by the son of Ailean nan Sop, which was afterward confirmed by royal grant. He was present at the Battle of Gruinnart, and was severely wounded. He was a witness to a charter given by his father to Martin MacGillivray of Pennyghael, and subscribed himself in the Irish characters, Mise Lachin Mhac Gilleoin. He was an important man in his day, and was so influential that he was compelled to make his appearance before the privy council.

He was first married to Marian, daughter of Sir Duncan Campbell of Achnabreck and had:

He was a second time married to Margaret, daughter of Captain Stewart of Dumbarton, but had no children.
He was a third time married to Marian, daughter of Donald MacDonald of Clanranald, and had:

Lachlan Og lived to an advanced age, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Hector MacLean, 2nd Laird of Torloisk.[1]

References

 This article incorporates text from A history of the clan Mac Lean from its first settlement at Duard Castle, in the Isle of Mull, to the present period: including a genealogical account of some of the principal families together with their heraldry, legends, superstitions, etc, by John Patterson MacLean, a publication from 1889 now in the public domain in the United States.

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