John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll
His Grace The Duke of Argyll | |
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_by_Thomas_Gainsborough.jpg) 5th Duke of Argyll | |
| Predecessor | John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll |
| Successor | George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll |
| Born | June 1723 |
| Died | 24 May 1806 (aged 82) |
| Buried | Argyll Mausoleum |
| Nationality | British |
| Wars and battles | Jacobite rising of 1745 |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Gunning (m. 1759; died 1790) |
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Member of Parliament before retiring to Inveraray Castle
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Military career
Born the son of John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll and Mary Campbell (née Bellenden), the daughter of John Bellenden, 2nd Lord Bellenden of Broughton, Campbell was educated at a private school in London and commissioned as second lieutenant in the 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1739.[1] He was promoted to captain in 1741 and major in 1743.[1] He became Member of Parliament for Glasgow Burghs in March 1744 but was immediately deployed to Flanders to serve in the War of the Austrian Succession.[2]
Campbell became
major-general on 25 August 1759[3] and to lieutenant general on 19 January 1761.[2] He took the courtesy title of Marquess of Lorne, and stood down from the House of Commons on his disqualification from representing a Scottish seat, when his father became 4th Duke of Argyll on 15 April 1761.[4] He became Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Scotland in 1762 and was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament for Dover, an English seat, in January 1765.[1] He became colonel of the 1st Regiment of Foot later that year.[4]
Campbell stood down from the House of Commons again when, on the formation of the
general on 24 March 1778.[5] He went on to be colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Footguards in May 1782[6] and, having been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire on 6 May 1794,[7] was promoted to field marshal on 30 July 1796.[8]
In retirement Campbell lived at Inveraray Castle and became an expert on agricultural improvement with a seat on the Board of Agriculture;[9] he was also first president of the Highland and Agricultural Society.[10] He died on 24 May 1806 and was buried at Kilmun Parish Church.[11]
Marriage and children
Elizabeth Gunning, widow of James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton and mother of James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton and Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton.[2] She was later created Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon in her own right. They had five children:[12]
- Lady Augusta Campbell (born 31 March 1760, died 22 June 1831)
- George John Campbell, Earl of Campbell (born 17 February 1763, died 9 July 1764)
- George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll (born 22 September 1768, died 22 October 1839)[13]
- Lady Charlotte Susan Maria Campbell (born 28 January 1775, died 1 April 1861)[14]
- John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll (born 21 December 1777, died 25 April 1847)[15]
References
- ^ a b c d "Campbell, John, Marquess of Lorne (1723–1806), of Roseneath, Dunbarton". History of Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Heathcote, p.74
- ^ "No. 9924". The London Gazette. 21 August 1759. p. 2.
- ^ a b c Heathcote, p.75
- ^ "No. 11859". The London Gazette. 21 March 1778. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 12294". The London Gazette. 7 May 1782. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 13652". The London Gazette. 6 May 1794. p. 409.
- ^ "No. 13918". The London Gazette. 2 August 1796. p. 743.
- ^ "No. 13635". The London Gazette. 25 March 1794. p. 266.
- ^ Yorke, Philip Chesney; Chisholm, Hugh (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 485.
- ^ Historic Kilmun, The Argyll Mausoleum: List of Burials (online), access date 9 April 2015.
- ^ Cokayne, G.E.; Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, 1910-1959. Reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000.
- ^ The Register of Births and Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1761-1786. 21 October 1768.
- ^ The Register of Births and Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1761-1786. 18 March 1775.
- ^ The Register of Births and Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1761-1786. 18 January 1778.
Sources
- Heathcote, Tony (1999). The British Field Marshals, 1736–1997: A Biographical Dictionary. Barnsley: Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-696-5.
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