Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll

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	Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll
Predecessor	Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll
Successor	Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll
Born	28 August 1937
Died	21 April 2001 (aged 63)
Spouse(s)	Iona Mary Colquhoun (m. 1964)
Issue	Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll; Lady Louise Burrell
Parents	Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll; Louise Hollingsworth Morris Clews
Occupation	Scottish peer, businessman, and Chief of Clan Campbell
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	In office; 7 April 1973 – 11 November 1999; as a hereditary peer
Preceded by	Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll
Succeeded by	Seat abolished

Ian Campbell, 12th and 5th Duke of Argyll,

Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute.^[1]

Family history

The Campbell family descends from Gillespic Cambel, who some nine centuries ago acquired lands in the barony of Lochow, County Argyll, by marriage to his cousin Aife, daughter and heir of Paul an Sporran, Royal Treasurer and last of the Clan O'Duin, descended of Diarmid. From the 13th century the Lochow Campbells held the title of Mac Cailein Mhor, Chief of Clan Campbell.

In 1291, Sir Colin Campbell, of Lochow, was one of the nominees, on the part of Robert the Bruce, in the contest for the Crown of Scotland. Sir Duncan Campbell, of Lochow, became a Lord of Parliament as Lord Campbell under James II in 1445. His son Colin, the 2nd Lord Campbell, was created Earl of Argyll in 1457. The 10th Earl was advanced to the rank of Duke in the peerage of Scotland in 1701.

Early life and education

Argyll was the son of Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, and his second wife, Louise Hollingsworth Morris Clews.

He was brought up in Portugal and France, educated at Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland and Glenalmond College in Scotland before going on to McGill University in Canada where he studied engineering.^[1]

Later life

In 1953, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. He served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, earning the rank of captain. Following his military service he worked in banking, then spent four years as a sales executive with Rank Xerox Export, regularly travelling behind the Iron Curtain.

In 1968 he took over running the dukedom's

Order of St. John

in 1975.

Marriage and children

Argyll married

Sir Ivar Colquhoun, 8th Baronet, in 1964. They lived at Inveraray Castle in Argyll. The couple had two children:^[2]

Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll (born 29 May 1968)
Lady Louise Iona Campbell (born 26 October 1972), married Anthony Merrik Burrell in 1998.

Iona, Duchess of Argyll, and her daughter Lady Louise are both patronesses of the Royal Caledonian Ball.^[3]

Death

The duke died of heart failure during surgery in 2001 at the age of 63.^[4] While most Dukes and Duchesses of Argyll are buried at Kilmun Parish Church, the 12th Duke and his father, the 11th Duke, both chose to be buried on the island of Inishail in Loch Awe.

In popular culture

In the 2021 mini-series A Very British Scandal, Campbell was played by Daniel Burt.^[5]

Armorial bearings

Coat of arms of Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll
	Coronet The coronet of a duke Crest A Boar's Head fesswise erased Or armed Argent and langued Gules Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Gyronny of eight Or and Sable (Campbell); 2nd and 3rd, Argent a Lymphad Sable sails furled flag and pennants flying and oars in action proper (the Lordship of Lorne); in saltire behind the shield a Baton Gules powdered with Thistles Or ensigned with an Imperial Crown proper thereon the Crest of Scotland (as Hereditary Great Master of the Household in Scotland) and a Sword proper hilted and pommelled Or (as Hereditary Lord Justice General of Scotland) Supporters On either side a Lion guardant Gules Motto Ne Obliviscaris (Forget not)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll

16. George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

8. Lord Walter Campbell

17. Lady Elizabeth Sutherland-Leveson-Gower

4. Douglas Campbell

18. John Milns

9. Olivia Milns

2. Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll

20. John Lawrence

10. John Lawrence

21. Margaretta Quick

5. Aimée Lawrence

11. Emily La Farge

1. Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll

24. James Clews

12. Henry Clews

25. Bessie Kenrick

6. Henry Clews Jr.

26. William H. Worthington

13. Lucy Worthington

27. Anna Tomlinson

3. Louise Clews

7. Louise Morris

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Duke of Argyll". The Daily Telegraph. 23 April 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
^ "Iona, Duchess of Argyll and Lady Louise Burrell". Tatler. 3 August 2011.
^ "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
^ Andrew Roth, The Duke of Argyll, obituary, The Guardian, 23 April 2001
^ "A Very British Scandal". D&B Academy of Performing Arts. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Argyll

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Marquess of Bute	Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute 1994–2001	Vacant Title next held by Kenneth MacKinnon
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Ian Campbell	Duke of Argyll 1973–2001	Succeeded by Torquhil Campbell
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ian Campbell	Duke of Argyll 1973–2001 Member of the House of Lords (1973–1999)	Succeeded by Torquhil Campbell

[12thDuke-1] "The Duke of Argyll". The Daily Telegraph. 23 April 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

[2] "Iona, Duchess of Argyll and Lady Louise Burrell". Tatler. 3 August 2011.

[3] "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

[4] Andrew Roth, The Duke of Argyll, obituary, The Guardian, 23 April 2001

[5] "A Very British Scandal". D&B Academy of Performing Arts. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

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