Charles Maclean, Baron Maclean

The Right Honourable The Lord Maclean Bt KT PC GCVO KBE 7th Lord Maclean and 27th Clan Chief
Born	Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean 5 May 1916(1916-05-05)
Died	8 February 1990(1990-02-08) (aged 73) Hampton Court Palace
Residence	Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull
Other names	Sir Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 11th Baronet, 7th Lord Maclean and 27th Clan Chief
Title	Baron Maclean 11th Baronet 27th Clan Chief 7th Lord Maclean
Term	1936-1990
Predecessor	Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet, grandfather
Successor	Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean, son
Spouse	Elizabeth Mann
Children	Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean
Parents	Hector Fitzroy Maclean Winifred Joan Wilding

Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, Baron Maclean, Bt, KT, PC, GCVO, KBE, (5 May 1916 – 8 February 1990) was Lord Chamberlain to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom from 1971 to 1984.^[1][2] He became the 27th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean of Duart in 1936 at the death of his grandfather.

Biography

He was born on 5 May 1916 to Major Hector Fitzroy Maclean (1873–1932) and Winifred Joan Wilding (c1875-1941), daughter of J. H. Wilding.^[3]

He succeeded as the 27th Chief of Clan Maclean of Duart in 1936 at the death of his grandfather, Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet. Sir Fitzroy had outlived his sons.

He saw active service in World War II while serving in the Scots Guards. He fought in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. After the war ended he became a sheep and cattle farmer in Scotland.^[1] He was Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire from 1954 to 1975

Maclean was the Chief Scout of The Scout Association in the UK between 1959 and 1971, and continued as Chief Scout of the Commonwealth until August 1975.^[4] In 1967, he was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.

He was created a life peer as Baron Maclean, of Duart and Morven in the County of Argyll in 1971. His first ceremonial assignment as Lord Chamberlain was the 1972 funeral of the Duke of Windsor.^[1]. He was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1984 and 1985.

Death

He died on 8 February 1990 at Hampton Court Palace.^[1]

Honours

• Brigadier, Queen's Body Guard for Scotland (Royal Company of Archers)
• Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (1966)
• Knight, Order of the Thistle (1969)
• Lord Chamberlain to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1971)
• Created a Life Peer as Baron Maclean, of Duart and Morvern in the County of Argyll (1971)
• Lord in Waiting upon retiring as Lord Chamberlain (1984)
• Knight of the Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (1984)
• Royal Victorian Chain (1984)^[5]
• Chief Steward of Hampton Court Palace (1985)

Ancestors

The Lord Maclean's ancestors in three generations

Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 11th Baronet	Father: Hector Fitzroy Maclean	Paternal Grandfather: Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, 10th Baronet	Paternal Great-Grandfather: Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean, 9th Baronet
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Emily Eleanor Marsham
		Paternal Grandmother: Constance Marianne Ackers	Paternal Great-Grandfather: George Holland Ackers
			Paternal Great-Grandmother:
	Mother: Winifred Joan Wilding	Maternal Grandfather: J. H. Wilding	Maternal Great-Grandfather:
			Maternal Great-Grandmother:
		Maternal Grandmother:	Maternal Great-grandfather:
			Maternal Great-Grandmother:

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Lord Maclean, 73, Aide to Queen; Organized 1981 Royal Wedding". Associated Press in New York Times. February 10, 1990. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7D91439F933A25751C0A966958260. Retrieved 2009-03-01. "Lord Maclean, the former chief official of Queen Elizabeth II's household and organizer of the 1981 wedding of the Prince of Wales, died on Thursday, his family announced today. He was 73 years old. Lord Maclean died at Hampton Court Palace, a former royal residence in London, where he was chief steward since 1985. The announcement gave no cause of death." 
2. ^ "Lord Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, Baron Maclean, K.T., G.C.V.O., K.B.E.". macleanclan.com. http://macleanclan.com/maclean-chiefs/lord-charles-hector-fitzroy-maclean-baron-maclean. Retrieved 2009-03-01. "Born in 1916, Sir Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean succeeded as the twentyseventh Chief of the Clan Maclean and 11th hereditary Baronet of Morvern in 1936. A respected leader and public servant, Lord Maclean was ever committed to the preparing future generations for service." 
3. ^ "Sir Fitzroy Maclean". November 23, 1936. http://www.hussards-photos.com/UK/UK_Yeomanry_WestKent_CPA1.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-06. "Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, Bt., who died yesterday at Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, at the age of 101, Chief of his Clan and a Crimean veteran, was one of the best known of the "grand old men" of Scotland. ... He married in 1872 Constance Marianne, daughter of Mr. G.H.Ackers, of Moreton Hall, Cheshire. She died in 1920, leaving two sons and one daughter, the wife of Brigadier F.W.Bullock-Marsham. Sir Fitzroy's elder son, Major Hector Fitzroy Maclean, Scots Guards, who married Winifred Joan, daughter of Mr.J.H.Wilding, died in 1932, and he is succeeded by his grandson, Charles Hector Fitzroy, born in 1916." 
4. ^ "Meet the Chiefs". The Scout Information Centre. October 2004. http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs295307.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-08. 
5. ^ London Gazette: no. 49955. p. 16769. 11 December 1984.

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Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Cobbold	Lord Chamberlain 1971–1984	Succeeded by The Earl of Airlie
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Bruce Atta Campbell	Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire 1954–1975	Replaced by office of Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute
New title	Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute 1975–1990	Succeeded by The Marquess of Bute
Preceded by Sir John Gilmour	Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1984–1985	Succeeded by The Viscount of Arbuthnott
The Boy Scouts Association
Preceded by The Lord Rowallan	Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories 1959–1971	Succeeded by Sir William Gladstone
	Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth 1959–1975	Title relinquished
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean	Baronet (of Duart and Morvern) 1936–1990	Succeeded by Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean

Persondata
Name	Maclean, Charles Maclean, Baron
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1916-05-05
Place of birth
Date of death	1990-02-08
Place of death	Hampton Court Palace