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Robert Maclellan, 1st Lord Kirkcudbright
Sir Robert MacLellan of Bombie (died c. 1640) was Provost of Kirkcudbright in 1607, and was best known for his riotous (and violent) behavior. Robert was a direct descendant of the Laird of Bombie, Patrick Maclellan whom the 8th Earl of Douglas had murdered.
The son of Sir Thomas Maclellan, Robert in his youth, found himself imprisoned in Blackness Castle, as punishment for his part in an affray caused along the Kirkcudbright High Street. He was likewise imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle for shooting a relative of the Minister of the Church of Kirkcudbright, the consequence of a family feud.
Nevertheless Robert (fourth in descent from Sir William), was appointed as a gentleman of the bedchamber to James VI of Scotland and Charles I of England, who raised him to the rank of baronet, and subsequently, in 1633, elevated him to the peerage with the title Lord Kirkcudbright, having previously been knighted at an early age.
MacLellan was succeeded in obtaining grants of land in Ireland during the 'Plantation of Ulster' but the family inheritance began to diminish with payments being regularly required for the up keep of troops to protect his Irish estates.
A zealous Presbyterian, he took a prominent part in the affairs of the Covenanters, with whose principles, from the commencement of their difference with Charles I, he identified himself, and in 1639 he was with a considerable following at the camp at Dunse Law.
Lord Sir Robert Kirkcudbright died sometime between 1639 and 1641, leaving no male heir, the title therefore was devolved upon his nephew, also named Thomas.
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