New-York tribune., 1910-03-30
LAIRD OF LUSS
Nc;c Chief Of -fu The Colqu-
houn,. CalhouHs and Gohus.

e0or:risht, 400. by he Brentwood oOn,paay1
Every reader OF the novels of Sir Wal
tc- Sl-;t viii recall Sir Humphrey Colon.
ho,A, twelfth Laird az Luss and chic, q,
Tho historic and powerful clan OF Colcuhour.
- me principal foe OF Rob Roy. in tho
Nrayc'iev novel 90 that name. In fact s;,-
waters novel Rob Roy" is alp,os, snt,rn.
7, devoted 10 the fcuds and wars Narsd
ae;ween Rob BOY, the chief O, IN. Ma
scEors. and S'r Humphrey. chief OF ,ba
clan of Coiquhoun. Tho accession. there
fcrr ~ Captain Ian Colquhoun. Of the SCOTS
Guards. 20 tho ch.eftainship a, tho great
cau OF Colquhouu as twenty-eigilth rsird
- isss and as chieftain Of sil the Colo,,-
'.o"Ds. through the death of his father str
Alan Colauhoun. thirteenth barone, of Tho
'ire cannot fail 20 excite certain announ,
r: attention in this countr,. whore the clan
~ number OF representative.
some OF them, however no longer hear
'hc Dame o, ColGuhoun but that OF Cal
foun, and some also that OF Calm T.
seems t'at Sir Alexander Colquhoun hsd
tree sons-John, the first haronet and
william and George William and Ceors.
sre taguely described in the various Brit
Is pcclagss as having died abroad. with
=" PoSierl'N' This is unreliable. For
ipG
1e2 means of communication between ,Ia
NsT.o@s countries were difficult, AZ ,he h.s,
g. Was found impossible at home 20 keen
ftA'A o.; tAe younger sons OF patrician fam
i'-s who had left for foreign lands in search
a. adventure aud fortune. Conseoue,,,,.
when lost sight or they were usually Sc.
'oru as having died abroad, u-ithou, ,,os-
t';t. Swedish records however. show
;',' william and George Colquhoun ,,o,,ne
> -9-s OF sir AleNAnder, entered the service
"t hinS HustaNus Adolphus OF Sweden
fo-s" under his command during The Tl,r-
T. Years War and afterward set,lea :,
-7'' ''eorse oieo without issue, bur
N'-'s;a married and LEFT family o. chin
d-eH ;h' eldest OF whom. Peter. hecsu,s
c.a oerlain 10 the royal Duke Carl q, So
mainland. and died in 1853. The name
'. 'oiquhoun - pronounced in Scotland and
-hsiShd rs 'Cohoon,' and under the cir
'-.'s 'a''ces Is not astonishing that In
.'-.s' ~ nn1e The name came 20 be written
sweden as "KahuR," which became COZ
r-n''c into "Gshun" and finally .,,o
''a"2.' 4 branch OF these Swedish c,o,o..-
heaas. o. Gahns. directly descendes ,-or.
l'7ier coi-uhcGn. is now settled ir Amer
O. aH0 one % It's members Henrik Calm
.--s az offlce under the Cnite5 States
-'.'In"'ent ~ Washington The Gahns ~
.-'n nave Tor The last two hundred wears
'"-s Haae use OF the arnorial bearings
%. ."s scotch House OF Colouhoun vii,
.-' sanction OF the Swedish Grown ara
'-lF- o. Heraldry, which, as IN otbe- mo-
'a.c-'!cal countries OF the Continent q, En-
ae' : extremely strict about such va.
t-s.
Oo!aNhoun family was founded. a.
1s 10 one tradition, by the Californian
'.-e.ialn Galsacus. Who commanded the
S"'I7H FORCES against the Romans under
'-.ieo'S' IN the Grampian Hills, in the
1- - \ D. The name OF Galgacus being
e.'eo INTO GSlsahoun, then into Cal
M 1i4c Colauhoun. According 20 another
'r4a.tlou. the family was foYn6ea D..
..Hs'a" o; tie old Earl of Lennon. I'm
-ls hilpatrick by name, who in the reign
Alexander II acquired from the carl the
a-.-s q Cu!chone. or Colquhoun. within
'.-"' eaT4dom, adopting for himself and for
."- -"Scendants the name Of the lands as
..t!F r2iTonymic. The chieftain OF tn. clan
'" Aas stiI charters containing the
rant ~ The lands OF Colquhoun. bearing
% siEnsture OF King Robert Bruce.
..-Ss' IN the County 81 Dumbarton. which
- q - the possession OF the family. came
' " through marriage In the reign Of Da-
III, and from that time forth the chief
'le Colquhouns has always been known
.> iae Laird OF LCss. The principal seat
,"e chief oc the Colauhouns is Rossdhu.
i-sS, built Dv Sir John Colquhoun. Lord
.'r4 Chamberlain OF scotland under James
and ambassador 10 the court of Queen
,t14hciG N TIE reign Of Mary Queen OF
'.''s- IL looks out or 10 Loeb L,omond
s.~HcinS on I pron.ontory Ranked BY glori-
e-s woods on either hand, and facing upon
..Me"a. Another possession os the family
Arrochar House, and third, Ardencaple
10. The estates are Very large and val
bic. and north OF tho Tweed the Laird
.: l-Ss is regarded as one OF the greatest
: --onages u Scotland.