Archibald Maclaren 1870 -1960
Born 1870 Scotland
Died 1969. Scotland
Son of Robert Maclaren 1817-1889 and Mary Jane Findlay 1830  
Husband of Nina Higgins. Father of Colin & Una

Made a deal (which also involved British
goverment) to buy all the tungsten in Spain during WW1 that also
required him to buy all the oranges, big trouble with surplus at end
of war.  
Was somewhat impatient and was jailed in France following
ramming the lock gates at St Lazur with his steam yaght because they
did not open fast enough. This was paticularly unpopular as locks
rather important to Frence navy