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Colonel the Hon. Archibald Campbell Fraser of Lovat, 20th MacShimidh (1736–1815) was British consul at Tripoli and Algiers, and later colonel 1st Inverness local militia. Upon the death of his brother, Simon Fraser (1726–1782), Archibald assumed the Chiefship of Clan Fraser of Lovat,〔Using the Gaelic patronym ''MacShimidh.''〕 and replaced his brother as Member of Parliament (M.P) for Inverness-shire, which he represented in succeeding parliaments down to 1796. ==Biography== Archibald Campbell Fraser son of Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, by his second wife, was born 16 August 1736. He was at school at Petty, and with some school companions was led by curiosity to the field of Culloden during the battle. Anderson states that he afterwards acquired a sporting reputation under the name of FitzSimon.〔 cites 〕 Fraser was British consul at Tripoli at the time of the traveller Bruce's visit.〔 cites Bruce, ''Travels'', i. xxxviii.〕 He was appointed consul at Algiers in 1766,〔 cites ''Cal. Home Office Papers'', 1766-9, par. 60.〕 and held that post until 1774.〔Numerous references to his consular services in Barbary appear in the printed ''Calendars of Home Office Papers'' for that period .〕 Fraser inherited the restored family estates in 1782, on the death of his elder half-brother Lieutenant-General Simon Fraser (1726–1782), whom he also succeeded as M.P. for Inverness-shire, which he represented in succeeding parliaments down to 1796. On the extension of the Local Militia Act to Scotland,〔 notes: 48 Geo. Ill, c. 50.〕 he was appointed colonel of the 1st Inverness-shire local militia, with headquarters at Inverness. In 1794, Fraser received letters of service to raise a Frazer fencible regiment, but because of the advanced age of the chief of the Clan Fraser, James Fraser 7th of Belladrum, (who had served in the old 78th Fraser Highlanders under Lieutenant-General Simon Fraser), during the Seven Years' War, was appointed to raise the Fraser Fencibles. It was completed in the spring of 1795, and was inspected and embodied at Inverness on 14 June same year. 300 of the men bore the name of Fraser, chiefly from the Aird and Stratherrick. With the exception of 30 Scottish Lowlanders, and 18 English and Irish, who had formerly served in the army, the rest of the corps were from the counties in the neighbourhood of these districts. The regiment was ordered to Ireland, where it arrived on 1 August 1795. In November 1797, Archibald's son, Simon Fraser, was appointed colonel, in consequence of the resignation of Belladrum. The regiment helped to crush the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and was disbanded at Glasgow in July 1802. Fraser died on 8 December 1815. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Archibald Campbell Fraser of Lovat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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