|
|
Moving down the generations, during
the tumultuous period of the Restoration government of Scotland,
William Blair raised an army and marched to Perth with the intention
of restoring the Catholic King William to the throne. However,
James II of England and Scotland, or James VII of Scotland, discovered
his intention and had a troop sneak up to Perth by night and capture
the Laird of Blair and his associates and they were led away to
imprisonment on the Isle of Mull where he died. The last great
figure of note was Frederick George Blair (1853-1943) who was
a brilliant soldier and ADC to his Majesty King George V. His
father, Captain William Blair, was a sailor of considerable repute
and served his country at home and abroad. He was a Member of
Parliament. He was also a great philanthropist and collector of
many of the treasures at Blair and the founder of a local Ayrshire
newspaper.
|
