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He saw active service in [[World War II]] while serving in the [[Scots Guards]]. He fought in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. After the war ended he became a sheep and cattle farmer in Scotland.<ref name=obit/> He was [[Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire]] from 1954 to 1975 | He saw active service in [[World War II]] while serving in the [[Scots Guards]]. He fought in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. After the war ended he became a sheep and cattle farmer in Scotland.<ref name=obit/> He was [[Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire]] from 1954 to 1975 | ||
Maclean was the [[Chief Scout ( | Maclean was the [[Chief Scout (The Scout Association)|Chief Scout]] of [[The Scout Association]] in the UK between 1959 and 1971, and continued as Chief Scout of the Commonwealth until August 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs295307.pdf |title=Meet the Chiefs |accessdate=2007-12-08 |month=October | year=2004 |publisher=The Scout Information Centre }}</ref> In 1967, he was awarded the [[Bronze Wolf]], the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. | ||
He was created a [[life peer]] as '''Baron Maclean''', of Duart and Morven in the County of Argyll in 1971. His first ceremonial assignment as [[Lord Chamberlain]] was the 1972 funeral of the [[King Edward VIII|Duke of Windsor]].<ref name=obit/> He was [[Lord High Commissioner]] to the General Assembly of the [[Church of Scotland]] in 1984 and 1985. | He was created a [[life peer]] as '''Baron Maclean''', of Duart and Morven in the County of Argyll in 1971. His first ceremonial assignment as [[Lord Chamberlain]] was the 1972 funeral of the [[King Edward VIII|Duke of Windsor]].<ref name=obit/> He was [[Lord High Commissioner]] to the General Assembly of the [[Church of Scotland]] in 1984 and 1985. | ||
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