Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat (died before 14 October 1501), was a Scottish nobleman and chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat. He was the son of Thomas Fraser of Lovat and succeeded his father as a minor before May 1455. Hugh was summoned to the Parliament of Scotland as Lord Fraser of Lovat between 1456 and 1464. He was involved in the political and military affairs of the Scottish Highlands during the reigns of James II and James III, including conflicts involving the Lord of the Isles. He was succeeded by his son, Thomas Fraser, 2nd Lord Lovat.
His numbering as Lord Lovat has been disputed by genealogical sources. James Balfour Paul and the modern Clan Fraser of Lovat organization designate him as the 1st Lord Lovat, while Bernard Burke identified him as the 3rd Lord Lovat.
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Early life
According to James Balfour Paul's 1908 volume 5 of The Scots Peerage, Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat was the son of Thomas Fraser of Lovat but it is not known who Thomas's wife was. Hugh succeeded his father before May 1455 and as a minor was put under the care of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray (died 1455). Bernard Burke, in his 1869 A Genealogical And Heraldic Dictionary of The Peerage And Baronetage of The British Empire, designates the same Hugh Fraser as the 3rd Lord Lovat and says that he was the son of Hugh Fraser, 2nd Lord Lovat and his wife who was a sister of David Wemyss "Of that Ilk", and the grandson of Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat (died 1440) and his wife Janet who was a sister of William Fenton "Of that Ilk". The family tree published by the modern Clan Fraser of Lovat organization agrees with James Balfour Paul in designating him as Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat and that he was the son of Thomas Fraser of Lovat.