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'''Kenneth McLaren''' (1860–1924) was a British Army major<ref>"Obituary Many of our older readers will have heard with deep regret of the death of Major Kenneth McLaren, late of the 13th Hussars. Cavalry journal, Volume 15 - Page 105</ref> in the [[13th Hussars]] who served with [[Robert Baden-Powell]] in India. He was exceptionally young looking,<ref>"Indeed, the most intense relationship of his life was with Kenneth McLaren, a | '''Kenneth McLaren''' (1860–1924) was a British Army major<ref>"Obituary Many of our older readers will have heard with deep regret of the death of Major Kenneth McLaren, late of the 13th Hussars. Cavalry journal, Volume 15 - Page 105</ref> in the [[13th Hussars]] who served with [[Robert Baden-Powell]] in India. He was exceptionally young looking,<ref>"Indeed, the most intense relationship of his life was with Kenneth McLaren, a | ||
young officer in the 13th Hussars whom he met in 188o and whose good looks" The character factory: Baden-Powell and the origins of the Boy Scout movement - Page 48; Michael Rosenthal</ref> considered by BP to pass for a boy of fourteen when he first set eyes on him in 1880. The two became fast friends, their relationship being the most important emotional attachment in the latter's life.<ref name=Jeal>{{cite book | first = Tim | last = Jeal | authorlink = Tim Jeal | title = [[Baden-Powell (book)|Baden-Powell]] | page = 74 - 83 | publisher = [[Hutchinson (publisher)|Hutchinson]] | location = London| year = 1989 | isbn = 0-09-170670-X }}</ref> | young officer in the 13th Hussars whom he met in 188o and whose good looks" The character factory: Baden-Powell and the origins of the Boy Scout movement - Page 48; Michael Rosenthal</ref> considered by BP to pass for a boy of fourteen when he first set eyes on him in 1880. The two became fast friends, their relationship being the most important emotional attachment in the latter's life.<ref name=Jeal>{{cite book | first = Tim | last = Jeal | authorlink = Tim Jeal | title = [[Baden-Powell (book)|Baden-Powell]] | page = 74 - 83 | publisher = [[Hutchinson (publisher)|Hutchinson]] | location = London| year = 1989 | isbn = 0-09-170670-X }}</ref> | ||
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Kenneth McLaren (1860–1924) was a British Army major[1] in the 13th Hussars who served with Robert Baden-Powell in India. He was exceptionally young looking,[2] considered by BP to pass for a boy of fourteen when he first set eyes on him in 1880. The two became fast friends, their relationship being the most important emotional attachment in the latter's life.[3]
McLaren was brought in to help with the growing Scout movement in 1907, serving on the staff at the Brownsea Island Scout camp.[3] Later, Baden-Powell invited him to be the Boy Scouts' first manager.[3] In the early power struggles of the period, Baden-Powell trusted in his friend to prevent others from leading the organization in a wrong direction. (Jeal, p.388)
Baden-Powell nicknamed McLaren affectionately "The Boy," and remained close to him until (against Baden-Powell's advice) McLaren chose to remarry after divorcing his wife of thirty years, to a woman who in Baden-Powell's opinion was below his station.[3]
McLaren had schooled at Harrow and studied at Sandhurst before joining his regiment in 1880.
Notes
- ↑ "Obituary Many of our older readers will have heard with deep regret of the death of Major Kenneth McLaren, late of the 13th Hussars. Cavalry journal, Volume 15 - Page 105
- ↑ "Indeed, the most intense relationship of his life was with Kenneth McLaren, a young officer in the 13th Hussars whom he met in 188o and whose good looks" The character factory: Baden-Powell and the origins of the Boy Scout movement - Page 48; Michael Rosenthal
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jeal, Tim (1989). Baden-Powell. London: Hutchinson. p. 74 - 83. ISBN 0-09-170670-X.
