 From 1813 to 1838, he sold almost all the traditional Clanranald lands for a total sum of over £213,211 and at the end only held onto the ruinous Castle Tioram.He died in London in 1873 and was buried at Brompton Cemetery.He was succeeded by his son, Reginald John James George, 21st of Clanranald an admiral in the Royal Navy.