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Ewen MacPherson.
Chief of the Scottish Clan Chattan during the Jacobite Rising of 1745
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About Ewen MacPherson
Ewen MacPherson of Cluny, known as "Cluny Macpherson", was the Chief of Clan MacPherson during the Jacobite Rising of 1745. He took part as a leading supporter of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. After the rebellion was crushed, he went into hiding and eventually escaped to France. He was the uncle of poet James Macpherson, who collected, translated, and adapted the epic poem Ossian, based upon the Fenian Cycle of Celtic mythology.
Everything about Ewen MacPherson →- Born
- 1706, February 11, 1706
- Died
- 1764, January 31, 1764