John MacGregor [Rob Roy] (1825–1892) by Elliott & Fry © National Portrait Gallery, London
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C. A. Harris
revised by Elizabeth Baigent
MacGregor, John [called Rob Roy] (1825–1892), philanthropist and traveller, born on 24 January 1825 at Gravesend, Kent, was the eldest son of General Sir Duncan MacGregor KCB (1787–1881), inspector-general of police in Ireland. His mother was Elizabeth (d. 9 March 1858)...