George Mackay of Skibo

George Mackay of Skibo (c. 1715 – 25 June 1782) was a Scottish lawyer, soldier and politician. He fought for the British Government during the Jacobite rising of 1745 and was later a Member of Parliament. Early life Mackay was a younger son of George Mackay, 3rd Lord Reay and his third wife Mary Dowell. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen and became an advocate in 1737. Jacobite rising of 1745