Hector Mor Maclean, 16th Chief
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1600 – 1626
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Who was Hector Mor Maclean, 16th Chief?
Hector Mor Maclean of Dowart, or Eachann Mór Maclean in Scottish Gaelic, or Hector the Great, was the 16th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from 1623 to his death in 1626. Mór or Mor translates as great when added to a name in Scottish Gaelic. He resided at Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull. He was the first Chief of MacLean to not produce an heir in four hundred years, breaking the direct male line from Gillean of the Battle Axe, the founder of the clan to himself. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet.
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- 1600
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- 1626
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on July 23, 2013
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