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In 1427 James I beheaded the clan's chieftain, Iain (John) MacArthur, along with 2 other clan chiefs, because he feared their power. and their lands were forfeited. The last clan chief of the MacArthurs died in India in the 1780's. He had no known male heir, and so the hereditary chiefship of clan Arthur (or Artair, in Gaelic) seemed to have died with him. That has recently changed.
The following information comes from the website of the Clan Arthur Association, at www.clanarthur.org:
Canadian-born James Edward Moir MacArthur was recognized by the Lord Lyon in August 2002 as the Arthur clan’s chief. The new chief was 87 years old at that date and lived in Edinburgh. He had not sought the title, but research into the history of the clan was initiated by a group of senior clan members in the United States.
Mr. Hugh Peskett, the world-famous genealogist, was engaged to conduct research into the genealogical lines of all of the possible successors to the chiefship. He had to go back to the 16th century to find a common ancestor to the last chief, Charles MacArthur of Tirivadich.
Scotland’s High Seannachie, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, further decreed that the new Chief of Clan Arthur's shield should be "three antique crowns Or (gold) set on an Azure (blue) background". The silver cross molene which, up until then, formed part of the Clan Arthur Chief's shield, has been omitted. James MacArthur's coat of arms now reverts to the earliest, original arms of Clan Arthur, a shield identical to the description given in ancient manuscripts of the legendary King Arthur's blazon.
(NOTE: This lends some credence to the belief, held by some, that the "Arthur" in MacArthur, Mac meaning son of, was King Arthur. t.m.)
James MacArthur was officially inaugurated in April 2003, but tragically died in April 2004. He was succeeded by his son, John Alexander MacArthur of that Ilk, as Chief of Clan Arthur.
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