Barrington Campbell, 3rd Baron Blythswood
Barrington Campbell, 3rd Baron Blythswood | |
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Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
DL (18 February 1845 – 12 March 1918[1]) was a British Army
officer.
Military career
Born the son of
mentioned in despatches (including by Lord Kitchener dated 23 June 1902[6]), and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath
(CB).
Following his return to the United Kingdom, he served as Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey from 1903 to 1908.[2]
In 1908, his name was legally changed to Barrington Bulkley Douglas Campbell-Douglas. On 24 August 1910, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Lanarkshire.[7] On 30 September 1916, he changed his name back to Barrington Bulkeley Douglas Campbell when he succeeded his brother, Reverend Sholto as Baron Blythswood.[2] He inherited Blythswood in the County of Renfrewshire at that time.[2]
He died in Coatbridge on 12 March 1918.[8]
He was succeeded by his son,
Brig.-Maj. Archibald Campbell who became 4th Baron Blythswood and who had also, in 1916, legally changed his name to Campbell-Douglas.[2]
Honours
Douglas-Campbell was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) on 2 May 1902.[9]
References
- ^ Burke's Peerage, 81st edition
- ^ a b c d e f Douglas Archives
- ^ "No. 23311". The London Gazette. 1867. p. 5500.
- ^ Hart´s Army list, 1903
- ^ "The War – Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36091. 16 March 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 7 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 27459". The London Gazette. 29 July 1902. pp. 4835–4837.
- ^ "No. 28411". The London Gazette. 11 August 1910. p. 6251.
- ^ "Soldier-Baron Dead". Daily Record. Glasgow. 13 March 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 7 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 27430". The London Gazette. 2 May 1902. p. 2933.