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'''House McKinnon''' are a prominent [[MechWarrior]] family loyal to the [[Federated Suns]].
 
'''House McKinnon''' are a prominent [[MechWarrior]] family loyal to the [[Federated Suns]].
  
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==History==
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===Origin===
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'''House McKinnon''' rose to fame when Fox Company, Second Battalion, [[142nd Battle Regiment]], [[251st BattleMech Division]] stationed at the [[Star League]] depot on [[Kesai IV]] under command of Captain [[Kieran McKinnon]] refused to follow [[General Kerensky]] into exile as part of [[Operation EXODUS]] instead choosing to join the [[AFFS]] in return for titles and lands on [[Kestrel]].<ref name=TFTp6> ''The Fox's Teeth'', p. 6, "Brief History" </ref> Leading a group of [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]] survivors that had failed to evacuate [[Kentares IV]] during the [[First Succession War]], the company saved many Kentaran lives during the infamous massacre with its covert operations.<ref>''First Succession War'', p. 91, "The First AFFS Counteroffensive: Beating Back the Dragon"</ref>
  
==Origin==
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===Second Battle of Barlow's Folly===
'''House McKinnon''' rose to fame when The Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, [[142nd Battle Regiment]], [[251st BattleMech Division]] stationed at the [[Star League]] depot on [[Kesai IV]] under command of Captain [[Kieran McKinnon]] refused to follow [[General Kerensky]] into exile and chose instead to join the [[AFFS]] in return for titles and lands on [[Kestrel]].<ref name=TFTp6> ''The Fox's Teeth'', p. 6, "Brief History" </ref> The family where still the leaders of  [[McKinnon's Company]] up until the [[Jihad]] when the unit entered service to the [[The Republic of the Sphere]]. [[David McKinnon]] would become a Paladin.
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During the [[Second Battle of Barlow's Folly]] [[Kieran McKinnon]] was killed. [[Paul Davion (29th c.)|Paul Davion]] granted more lands to the family and ordered Kieran's oldest son to take command of his father's unit.<ref name=TFTp6/>
  
==Known members of the family==
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===The Fox's Teeth===
* [[Kieran McKinnon]], Captain in the [[SLDF]] in [[2784]].
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Shortly after assuming the mantle of [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]] was informed of a potential plot to unseat him. [[Ross McKinnon (30th c.)|Ross McKinnon I]] was tasked with stopping the plot. As a reward the family was issued yet more lands and great prestige.<ref name=TFTp6/>
* [[Ross McKinnon]]
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* [[Ian McKinnon]]
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===Jihad===
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The family were still the leaders of [[McKinnon's Company]] up until the [[Jihad]], when the unit entered service to [[The Republic of the Sphere]]. [[David McKinnon]] would become a Paladin.
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==McKinnon Family Tree==
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{{familytree | | | | | | |JMK| | | | | | | | | |JMK=[[Jason McKinnon|Jason]]}}
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{{familytree | | | | | | |JMK| | | | | | | | | |JMK=[[John McKinnon|John]]}}
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{{familytree | | | | | | |RMK|v|un | | | | | | | |RMK=[[Ross McKinnon (30th c.)|Ross I]]|un=''unknown''}}
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{{familytree | | | | | |IMK|v|un | |MMK|v|un | | |IMK=[[Ian McKinnon|Ian]]|un=''unknown''|MMK=[[Mark McKinnon|Mark]]}}
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{{familytree | | | | | | | |RKM|-|SL | |DMK| | | | |RKM=[[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross II]]|SL=[[Sara Lytton]]|DMK=[[David McKinnon|David]]}}
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{{familytree/end}}
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===Other Known Members of the Family===
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* [[James McKinnon]], [[Captain]] in the [[Dawn Guards]] by 3151<ref>''Dominions Divided'', p.11</ref>
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==Family Heirlooms and Holdings==
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The family owns a [[Star League Era]] ''[[Black Knight]]''.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:04, 18 October 2023

House McKinnon
Family Profile
Title(s) Martial family
Affiliation Federated Suns

House McKinnon are a prominent MechWarrior family loyal to the Federated Suns.

History[edit]

Origin[edit]

House McKinnon rose to fame when Fox Company, Second Battalion, 142nd Battle Regiment, 251st BattleMech Division stationed at the Star League depot on Kesai IV under command of Captain Kieran McKinnon refused to follow General Kerensky into exile as part of Operation EXODUS instead choosing to join the AFFS in return for titles and lands on Kestrel.[1] Leading a group of Seventh Crucis Lancers survivors that had failed to evacuate Kentares IV during the First Succession War, the company saved many Kentaran lives during the infamous massacre with its covert operations.[2]

Second Battle of Barlow's Folly[edit]

During the Second Battle of Barlow's Folly Kieran McKinnon was killed. Paul Davion granted more lands to the family and ordered Kieran's oldest son to take command of his father's unit.[1]

The Fox's Teeth[edit]

Shortly after assuming the mantle of First Prince Hanse Davion was informed of a potential plot to unseat him. Ross McKinnon I was tasked with stopping the plot. As a reward the family was issued yet more lands and great prestige.[1]

Jihad[edit]

The family were still the leaders of McKinnon's Company up until the Jihad, when the unit entered service to The Republic of the Sphere. David McKinnon would become a Paladin.

McKinnon Family Tree[edit]

 
 
 
 
 
 
House McKinnon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kieran
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jason
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ross I
 
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ian
 
unknown
 
Mark
 
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ross II
 
Sara Lytton
 
David
 
 
 
 
 


Other Known Members of the Family[edit]

Family Heirlooms and Holdings[edit]

The family owns a Star League Era Black Knight.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Fox's Teeth, p. 6, "Brief History"
  2. First Succession War, p. 91, "The First AFFS Counteroffensive: Beating Back the Dragon"
  3. Dominions Divided, p.11

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