Name

Ewan Christian of Lewaigue

Biography

Negotiated the Act of Settlement of 1704 — the Manx Magna Carta. One of three members of the Keys sent with Bishop Wilson to Lathom to negotiate with the Lord. The Act confirmed customary estates of inheritance, fixed the fines, and gave Manx people back the right to hold, sell, and pass on land. It had taken a century. It had cost Edward Christian his freedom and Illiam Dhone his life. Sixty years after Edward was imprisoned, forty years after Illiam Dhone was shot, a Christian was still at the table, negotiating for the same thing both of them had fought for.

Active Period

fl. 1699–1704

Place

Lewaigue, Lezayre

Lathom, Lancashire

Family / Group

The Christian Family

Period

Stanley Lordship

Related To

Thomas Wilson

Role / Office

Member of the Keys

Negotiator

Book Chapter

Chapter 4