Sir John (8th of Colquhoun & 10th of Luss) Colquhoun^[1]

Abt 1360 - 1439  (~ 79 years)

• Name	John (8th of Colquhoun & 10th of Luss) Colquhoun
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	Abt 1360
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Sep 1439	Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond
  	'killed by maurauding Highlanders' during a raid led by Lachlan MacLean.
  Person ID	I124990	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Sir Humphrey (of Luss) Colquhoun   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F48201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean "Janet" Erskine,   b. Abt 1375   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Isabel Colquhoun   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Malcolm Colquhoun,   b. Abt 1390
  Family ID	F48203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Sir John was Governor of Dumbarton Castle in 1427. Sir John was lured into am ambush at the Island of Inchmurrin, in Loch Lommond, on 24 Sep. 1439. He was killed along with 120 of his men. This ended his term of office as head of the Clan Colquhoun and of Luss. As John Culqwon, he was Sheriff of Dumbarton Castle in the minority reign of King James II. In 1424, he held the office of Governor of Dumbarton Castle. He was a patron of the Parish Church of Luss. He was a member of parliament in 1437 during the commencement of the reign of King James the Second.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.