Chiefs of Clan Cameron


The following is an incomplete list of the Chiefs of Clan Cameron of Lochiel, the senior line of the Cameron family. The Chief is seated at Achnacarry Castle and is styled Lochiel.
No.NameDiedDetails
VIIJohn de CameronSaid to have led the clan at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.
VIIIJohn Ochtery CameronSaid to have led the clan at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333.
IXAllan MacOchtery CameronSon of VIII.
XEwen MacAllan CameronSon of IX; died without issue.
XIDonald Dubh CameronSon of IX. Rose up in support of MacDonald, Lord of the Isles at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411.
XIIAlan Allan MacIldny Cameron1480Son of XI. Killed in battle in 1480 fighting the Mackintoshes and MacDonalds of Keppoch.
XIIIEwen Cameron of Lochiel1547Son of XII. Executed for treason at Stirling in 1547. His sons did not ascend to Chief.
XIVEwen 'Beag' Cameron of Lochiel1554Also known as Ewen M'Conill M'Ewen. Grandson of XII. Descendants of Beag's illegitimate issue became the Clan's Taylor sept.
XVDonald Dubh MacDonald MacEwen Cameron of Lochiel1565Also known as Donald Dow M'Connel M'Ewen. Younger brother of XIV. Fought at The Battle of Corrichie in support of Mary, Queen of Scots.
XVIAllan Cameron of Lochiel1647Son of XV's younger brother, John Cameron. Led the clan at the Battle of Glenlivet in 1594. Observed the Battle of Inverlochy, aged 83.
XVIISir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel1719Grandson of XVI. Most famous chief in Clan Cameron history, Was away in London when Clan Cameron fought at the Battle of Mulroy in 1668.
XVIIIJohn MacEwen Cameron, Lord Lochiel1747/48Son of XVII. Fought at the Battle of Glenshiel and wounded at the Battle of Culloden and died in exile at Nieuport in Flanders. Created Lord Lochiel in the Jacobite peerage on 27 January 1717.
XIXDonald Cameron of Lochiel1748Also known as "The Gentle Lochiel".
XXJohn Cameron of Lochiel1762Son of XIX. Died unmarried in Scotland; his uncle, Dr Archibald Cameron of Lochiel, was executed in 1753 for treason.
XXICharles Cameron, 21st Lochiel1776Another son of XIX.
XXIIDonald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel1832Son of XXI.
XXIIIDonald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel1858Son of XXII. Fought with distinction at the Battle of Waterloo and retired from the Army upon his father's death in 1832.
XXIVDonald Cameron, 24th Lochiel1905MP and Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria.
XXVSir Donald Walter Cameron KT, 25th Lochiel1951Son of XXIV.
XXVISir Donald Hamish Cameron KT, 26th Lochiel2004Son of XXV.
XXVIIDonald Angus Cameron, 27th LochielSon of XXVI. The current chief of Clan Cameron, and Lord Lieutenant of Inverness. His daughter Lucy has Princess Anne, The Princess Royal as one of her godmothers.