The son of John MacLellan, 7th Lord Kirkcudbright, and his wife Elizabeth (née Bannister), he was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire.
[1][2][3] After attending Tonbridge School, MacLellan was admitted to Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, on 18 June 1790, where he received an M.A.
Witness testimony confirmed the assault, leading to Lord Kirkcudbright being found guilty and fined £20 by the court.
[5][6][7] Similarly, in July 1817, Lord Kirkcudbright and his servant, J. Watts, were charged with assaulting a Mr. John Penning in Marlborough Street.
[8][9][10] In April 1825, Lord Kirkcudbright appeared before the magistrates for breaking two panes of glass in Mrs. Kilner's drawing-room window, adjacent to his house.
This was mostly likely because he may have been born with congenital kyphosis, a condition where the upper back bones fail to develop properly, causing the spine to curve and creating the appearance of a hunchback.