Aeneas Mackay, 15th Lord Reay facts for kids
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The Lord Reay
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| as an elected hereditary peer 28 January 2019 |
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| By-election | 28 January 2019 |
| Preceded by | The 7th Baron Skelmersdale |
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Aeneas Simon Mackay
20 March 1965 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
'Aeneas Simon Mackay', 15th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay (pronounced "Ray"; born 20 March 1965), a Scottish lord and Dutch nobleman, is a British corporate financier who is also hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mackay. In the Netherlands he is Lord of Ophemert and Zennewijnen, with castle Ophemert.
Life
Educated at Westminster School and Brown University, Lord Reay was a founding partner of the corporate finance firm Montrose Partners.
Lord Reay was admitted to the House of Lords in January 2019, after winning a hereditary peers' by-election. He sits as a Conservative member of the House, and is a member of Lloyd's.
In 2023 the Clan Mackay inaugurated Aeneas Mackay as their chief at a ceremony at the Farr Stone, in north Sutherland, and in the presence of representatives from Clan-Mackay societies from Canada, the U.S.A, Germany and Scotland. The ceremony involved a religious blessing; readings of poetry and ancient documents; a recitation of the chief’s lineage; and the presentation to the chief of a dirk, staff and seal. The chief's seanchaidh lead the ceremony, which included the participation of the Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland and the High Chief of Clan Donald.
Family
The then Master of Reay married to Mia Ruulio from Finland, elder daughter of Markus Ruulio, in 2010. Lord and Lady Reay live in Chelsea SW3 and Whittington Hall, and have three children:
- Alexander Mackay (b. 2010), styled Master of Reay;
- The Hon Iona Mackay (b. 2011);
- The Hon Harry Mackay (b. 2014).
See also
- Clan Mackay
- Lords of Parliament
