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Title: The "Red and white" book of Menzies...
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Menzies, David Prentice, 1851-
Subjects: Menzies clan
Publisher: Plean, Stirlingshire : Menzies
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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tracting and holding many friends. Mounted on his
Highland pony he was a most familiar figure at all the shows of the Highland and
Agricultural Society. Ihe 1878 testimonial to him was in the shape of a silver tankard,
from the mines at Wanlockhead, presented by the Duke of Buccleuch.
The Captain of the Clan had many of the Menzies Main Meinnareigh characteristics,
being exceedingly tough and hardy, and may be considered as a mixture of whalebone,
hickory, ash, Menzies heather, tartan, and Menzies, who so active as he was while in
his prime; the sharp, spare features, crispy dark fair hair, Irince Charlie or Glengarrie
bonnet (biorach), Menzies tartan kilt, hard legs, and untiring activity—all combined to
make him a real Menzies. He was laid to rest with his ancestors in the Auld Kirk o'
Weem, the procession from the Aberfeldy Station being headed by the Menzies pipers.
Sir Neil following in Highland garb, with many chiefs, chieftains, men of title. Highland
lairds, clansmen, and friends. 475^d
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Portrait ok Captain Fletcher N. Menzies, 2nd Son of Sir Neil Menzies,
6th Baronet, Hereditary Captain ok Clan Menzies.
From a photographs by M. Jacksin, Perth.

A.D. 1866-1.] CAPTAIN FLETCHER NORTON MENZIES. 477

In 1866 he was elected secretary of the Highland and Agricultural Society of
Scotland. This appointment giving him scope for his energy, he soon raised the
Society to a standing which it hitherto had not attained, and to him mainly may
be ascribed the great success of that institution, the records of which teem with his
services. He was the compiler of 27 volumes of its Transactions and the index to
the Transactions of that society. His constant attendance at the offices of the
Society in Edinburgh necessitated his residing there part of the year. He
therefore was commissioned captain of a company of Highlanders in theQueen's
Edinburgh Volunteer Brigade: this command he held for eleven years. With the
advance of years F. N. Menzies, after twenty-seven years of untiring service in the

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