Aeneas Simon Mackay[1], 15th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay (pronounced "Ray"; born 20 March 1965), a Scottish lord and Dutch nobleman, is a British corporate financier who is also hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mackay. [2] In the Netherlands he is Lord of Ophemert and Zennewijnen, with castle Ophemert.[3][4]
The Lord Reay | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| as an elected hereditary peer 28 January 2019 | |
| By-election | 28 January 2019 |
| Preceded by | The 7th Baron Skelmersdale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aeneas Simon Mackay 20 March 1965 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
Life
editEducated at Westminster School and Brown University, Lord Reay was a founding partner of the corporate finance firm Montrose Partners.[5]
Lord Reay was admitted to the House of Lords in January 2019, after winning a hereditary peers' by-election.[6][7] He sits as a Conservative member of the House, and is a member of Lloyd's.[8]
In 2023 the Clan Mackay inaugurated Aeneas Mackay as their chief at a ceremony at the Farr Stone, in north Sutherland, and in the presence of representatives from Clan-Mackay societies from Canada, the U.S.A, Germany and Scotland. The ceremony involved a religious blessing; readings of poetry and ancient documents; a recitation of the chief’s lineage; and the presentation to the chief of a dirk, staff and seal. The chief's seanchaidh lead the ceremony, which included the participation of the Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland and the High Chief of Clan Donald.[9]
Family
editThe then Master of Reay married to Mia Ruulio from Finland, elder daughter of Markus Ruulio, in 2010.[10] Lord and Lady Reay live in Chelsea SW3 and Whittington Hall, and have three children:[11]
- Alexander Mackay (b. 2010), styled Master of Reay;[12]
- The Hon Iona Mackay (b. 2011);
- The Hon Harry Mackay (b. 2014).[13]
See also
editFurther reading
editReferences
edit- ^ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Lord Reay inaugurated as 29th Chief of Clan Mackay at ceremony in Sutherland | The Scottish Banner". 14 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Lord Reay". The Herald. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Reay, 15th Lord, (Aeneas Simon Mackay) (born 20 March 1965)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U32043. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Clan Chiefs". Clan Mackay Society. 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Hereditary peers' by-election, January 2019: result" (PDF). House of Lords. 23 January 2019.
- ^ Bloom, Dan (23 January 2019). "Man wins seat for life in Parliament thanks to his ancestor becoming a Lord in 1628". Mirror. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Registered Interests, U.K. House of Lords". U.K. Parliament. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ McMorran, Caroline (19 August 2023). "'Rain and wind hold up, but fail to dampen, historic inauguration at Strathnaver Museum of chief of the Clan Mackay.'". Northern Times. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "The Master of Reay and Miss M.J. Ruulio - Engagements". Telegraph announcements. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Debrett's The Peerage 2019. p. 992.
- ^ "Rose Adkins and George Hulse's wedding". Tatler. Condé Nast Britain. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Reay, Lord (S, 1628)". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
External links
edit- Profile at UK Parliament Website