MacGregor baronets
Title in the Baronetage of Great Britain
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The Murray, later MacGregor of MacGregor Baronetcy, of Lanrick in the County of Perth, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.[1] It was created on 3 July 1795 for John Murray, an army officer of the East India Company.[2] He was a member of the Scottish MacGregor clan, and since his time the MacGregors of MacGregor have been the Chiefs of Clan Gregor.[3]
The 2nd Baronet was a colonial administrator who served as Governor of Dominica, Antigua, Barbados and Trinidad.[2] The 6th Baronet was a Brigadier in the Scots Guards.[4]
MacGregor name
This branch of the family had been forbidden to bear their own surname by James VI; the ban was revoked in 1661 by King Charles II but restored in 1693, during the reign of William and Mary. It was repealed in 1774.[5] It was not, however, until 1822 that the family obtained a Royal licence to use the family surname.[3]
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Murray, later MacGregor of MacGregor baronets, of Lanrick (1795)
- Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Murray, 1st Baronet (1745–1822), later Macgregor Murray.[2][3]
- Major-General Sir Evan John Murray-MacGregor, 2nd Baronet (1785–1841), married 28 May 1808 Lady Elizabeth Murray (d. 1846), daughter of John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl).[2][3][6]
- Sir John Atholl Bannatyne Murray-MacGregor, 3rd Baronet (1810–1851), of Lanrick and Balquhidder.[2][3]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Malcolm Murray-MacGregor, 4th Baronet (1834–1879)[2][3]
- Captain Sir Malcolm MacGregor, 5th Baronet (1873–1958)[2][3][7]
- Brigadier Sir Gregor MacGregor, 6th Baronet (1925–2003)[4]
- Sir Malcolm Gregor Charles MacGregor, 7th Baronet (b. 1959)[8]
The heir presumptive is his brother, Ninian Hubert Alexander MacGregor (b. 1961).[8]
Extended family
- Sir Evan MacGregor (1842–1926) was the third son of the 3rd Baronet.[3]
- Alpin MacGregor (1846–1899), fourth son of the 3rd Baronet, was Gentleman Usher to Queen Victoria.[3]
