Francis Humberston Mackenzie Lord Seaforth

Governor of Barbados, whose ODNB entry presents him in this role as anti-slavery, but makes no mention of his speculative land-purchase in Berbice with Archibald Alves (q.v) among others in 1800-1801.

The "faithful and well beloved Francis Lord Seaforth" was the first name on the Petition to King George III for the establishment of Tain Royal Academy in the Royal Burgh of Tain, Ross-shire. The subscribers each paid £50 or upwards towards the cost of erecting, building and endowing the school.

Chichester, H. M., and Jonathan Spain. "Mackenzie, Francis Humberston, Baron Seaforth and Mackenzie of Kintail (1754–1815), army officer and colonial governor." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 11 Apr. 2020. https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-14126.

Petition to George III for the establishment of Tain Royal Academy in 1807, facsimile of the Petition in the possession of Councillor Derek Louden.

We are grateful to Derek Louden for his assistance with compiling this entry.