Rob Roy MacGregor 1671-1734 Romantic Villain
Member of a clan long notorious for its plundering ways. He was a farmer and cattle-dealer, speculating in livestock. When his business failed he indulged in extortion of 'protection money'. This was known as 'blackmail' at that time. He was present at the Battle of Sherriffmuir with a group of MacGregors and Macphersons, in theory on the Jacobite side against the government, but they decided not to fight. He was captured several times and was famed for his escapes from custody. Near the end of his life he was to be transported but was given a pardon.