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Officers of the 42nd


Following is a list of officers who served in the 42nd during its stints in North America. The date associated with each officer are the date of his appointment.

Colonel
Lord John Murray (25 April, 1745)

Lieutenant Colonels
Francis Grant (17 Dec, 1755)
Gordon Graham (9 July 1762)
Thomas Graeme (12 Dec, 1770)
Thomas Stirling (7 Sept, 1771)

Adjutants
James Grant (26 June, 1751)
Alexander Donaldson, 2d Bn (29 Mar, 1759)
John Gregor (27 Aug, 1760)
William Gregor (22 Oct, 1761)
Duncan Cameron (6 Oct, 1762)
John McIntosh (1 Nov, 1768)
Hugh Fraser (20 Mar, 1776)
Robert Leslie, 2d Bn (21 Mar, 1780)

Quartermasters
John Graham (19 Feb, 1756)
Adam Stewart (5 Aug, 1758)
Charles Graham (15 Sept, 1764)
Duncan Campbell (3 Sept, 1766)
William Graham (18 Jan, 1770)
Colin Smith (20 Mar, 1776)
Hector McLean (21 Dec, 1779)
Kenneth Mackenzie, 2d Bn (27 Mar, 1781)
Alexander McDonald, 2d Bn (7 July, 1783)

Other Officers of Note

Campbell of Inverawe, Duncan
Captain (25 Dec, 1744)
Major (17 Dec, 1755), died at Ticonderoga 17 July, 1758
Lovat, Simon, Lord
Captain of his Independant Company, 1725
Namesake of tune Lord Lovat's Lament?
George, Marquis of Huntly
Captain (22 Dec, 1790)
Colonel of the 42nd (3 Jan, 1806 to 28 Jan,1820)
Murray, Lord John
Major General, 1755
Lieutenant General, 1758
General, 1771
Colonel of 42nd Regiment, 25 Apr, 1745 to 18 May 1787
Raised 2d Bn
Peebles, John
Ensign (23 Aug, 1763)
Lieutenant (31 Mar, 1770), wounded at Bushy Run
Captain-Lieutenant and Captain (5 Oct, 1777)
Journal Author Captain Peebles' American War
Stirling, Sir Thomas
Captain (24 July, 1757), wounded at Martinique
Led expedition to take possession of Fort de Chartres, 1765
Major (12 Dec, 1770)
Lieutenant Colonel (7 Sept, 1771)
A.D.C. to The King, 1778
Wounded as Colonel 19 Aug, 1779
Badly wounded as General and died 1808
Eddington, James
Lieutenant, from Royals (9 July, 1762)
Member of expedition to take possession of Fort de Chartres, 1765
Rumsey, James
Ensign and Lieutenant (17 Mar, 1764)
Member of expedition to take possession of Fort de Chartres, 1765
Later became Royal Commissary at Fort Chartres and assistant to commandant Wilkins.

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