Code | GB/110/1/225 |
Dates | 1754-1815 |
Person Name | Mackenzie; Francis Humberston (1754-1815); Lord Seaforth, Baron Mackenzie of Kintail; army officer and colonial governor |
Surname | Mackenzie |
Forenames | Francis Humberston |
Title | Lord Seaforth, Baron Mackenzie of Kintail |
Epithet | army officer and colonial governor |
Activity | FRS 1794. FLS 1796. Suffered from attack of scarlet fever c 1766 which left him deaf and temporarily mute. Became chief of the Highland Clan Mackenzie, 1783. MP for Ross-shire, 1784-1790. Raised and became Lieutenant-colonel commandant of 2nd Seaforth (late 78th) Highlanders. Created Baron Seaforth, 1797. Governor of Barbados, 1800-1806. |