John Lovat McTavish (1787-1852)
of "Brooklandwood" Maryland; British Consul at Baltimore
He was the nephew of Simon McTavish, founder of the North West Company in Montreal who left a fortune in excess of roughly $500,000 in 1804. John became his principal heir after his four first cousins all died young and unmarried. In 1815, he married Emily Caton at her maternal grandfather's home, Doughoregan Manor, and they were the parents of four children. They lived at Brooklandwood, Maryland.
