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David Gordon Allen d'Aldecamb Lumsden

1933 – 2008

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Lived 1933 – 2008 (aged 75). David Gordon Allen d'Aldecamb Lumsden was a businessperson.

David Gordon Allen d'Aldecamb Lumsden of Cushnie, Baron of Cushnie Lumsden (25 May 1933, in Quetta, Baluchistan, Empire of India (now Pakistan) – 29 August 2008, in Fort William, Scotland) was an advocate of Scottish heritage. He was a Jacobite, a restorer of castles and a businessman.

Family Lumsden was born in born in Quetta, Baluchistan, the son of Major Henry Lumsden, of the Royal Scots who was serving in the Indian Army, and Sydney Mary Elliot.

His lineage extended back to Robert Lumsden, 1st of Cushnie, following a grant of lands in Aberdeenshire in 1509 by King James IV. He also shared an ancestor with Winston Churchill - Robert of Cushnie was Churchill's 11 times great grandfather. He was a member of Lloyd's from 1985 to 2001.

The Glasgow Herald described him in an obituary as "Tall, personable and possessed of impeccable manners, he wore the kilt, promoted tartan, restored castles and as one of only four private heralds in the nation, he appeared on days of great ceremonial in a magnificent tabard."

Nationalist or secular affiliations Garioch Pursuivant to the Chief of the Name and Arms of Mar (currently Margaret of Mar, the 30th Countess of Mar) Co-founder, Scottish Historic Organs Trust (1991 - his death) Co-founder and Chairman, Castles of Scotland Preservation Trust (1985 - his death) President, Scottish Military History Society Admiral the Viscount Keppel Association Patron of the Aboyne Highland Games (1999 - his death) President of the 1745 Association/Scottish Military History Society (1991 - his death) Convenor of the Monarchist League of Scotland (1993) Member of Lloyd's Register (1985 - 2001) Member, Council, Royal Stuart Society Freeman of the City of London

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Bedford School, Jesus College
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Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
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David Gordon Allen d'Aldecamb Lumsden was born on 25 May 1933.

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David Gordon Allen d'Aldecamb Lumsden died on 29 August 2008.

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David Gordon Allen d'Aldecamb Lumsden was a businessperson.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Gordon Allen d'Aldecamb Lumsden

· Wikidata: Q5234256

· DBpedia: David Lumsden (Scottish aristocrat)

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