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Sir Simon Fraser of Oliver and Neidpath was a Scottish knight who fought in the Wars of Scottish Independence, for which he was hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1306.
Fraser speaking at Chatham House, September 2015. Sir Simon James Fraser GCMG (born 3 June 1958) [1] is a British former diplomat who served as the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from August 2010 to July 2015, [2] having served as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from May 2009 to August 2010.
Their father, Sir Andrew Fraser, was the cousin of Simon Fraser (died 1306) who was known as the Patriot and who had been hanged, drawn, and quartered by the English. [1] [2] [3] [a] His father had estates in Caithness but Simon was the first of the family to hold estates in the county of Inverness where he came to hold the estate of Lovat. [2]
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, c. 1667 – 9 April 1747, [a] was a Scottish clan chief and head of Clan Fraser of Lovat.Convicted of high treason for his role in the Jacobite rising of 1745, he was the last man in Britain to be executed by beheading.
Sir Simon is celebrated for having defeated the English at the Battle of Roslin in 1303, with just 8,000 men under his command. [18] At the Battle of Methven in 1306, Sir Simon Fraser led troops along with Bruce, and saved the King's life in three separate instances. Simon was allegedly awarded the 3 Crowns which now appear in the Lovat Arms ...
Sir Simon Fraser (21 August 1832 – 30 July 1919) [1] was a Canadian-Australian businessman, pastoralist, and politician. He was a Senator for Victoria from 1901 to 1913, having previously been a member of the colonial Parliament of Victoria .
Sir Simon Fraser may refer to: Sir Simon Fraser (died 1306), fought in the Wars of Scottish Independence; Sir Simon Fraser (Australian politician) (1832–1919), member of the Australian Senate; Sir Simon Fraser (diplomat) (born 1958), British Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2010–2015
Hugh Fraser, 7th Lord Lovat, who married his cousin Isobella Wemyss, daughter of Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss and Mary Stewart; Elizabeth Fraser, who married Alexander Dunbar (d. 1622). [12] Fraser and Jean Stewart had six children including: Anna Fraser, named after the queen, was born in March 1597 and died in 1603. Sir James Fraser of Inverallochy