Halliday McCartney

Sir Samuel Halliday Macartney KCMG (1833–1906) was a British military surgeon and diplomat serving the Chinese government during the late Qing dynasty.

[6] He served as a surgeon in the Crimean War, then went with his regiment to China and resigned his commission to join the Chinese army of General Charles Gordon which was subduing the Taiping rebels.

The family lived in Nanjing until 1876 when Macartney left for London to serve as secretary to successive Chinese ministers at the Court of St James.

Lady Macartney died at Hove, near Brighton, on 9 September 1902, and was interred at Dundrennan Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland seven days later.

[12] Sir Halliday died on 8 June 1906 at his home, Kenbank, St John's Town of Dalry and was also buried at Dundrennan Abbey.