Family and Education
b. 19 Oct. 1726, 1st s. of Simon, 11th Lord Lovat [S], by his 1st w. Margaret, da. of Ludovick Grant of Grant, M.P. [S]. educ. St. Andrew’s Univ. 1743-5; Glasgow Univ. 1748; adv. July 1752; M. Temple 1752, called 1756. m. in Portugal, ?1765, Catherine, da of John Bristow, s.p.
Offices Held
Lt.-col. commandant 78 Ft. (Fraser’s Highlanders) Jan. 1757; col. 1762; brig.-gen. (local rank in Portugal) 1762; maj.-gen. Portuguese forces and gov. of a province 1763; maj.-gen. British army 1772; col. 71 Regt. (which he raised) 1775 – d.; lt.-gen. 1777.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Lovat, Inverness.
Volume
Commons 1754-1790
Web Title
FRASER, Simon (1726-82)
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Oxford 1644
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