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CAMPBELL, John, Mq. of Lorne (1723-1806), of Roseneath, Dunbarton.

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bap. June 1723, 1st surv. s. of John Campbell of Mamore (d. 1770), 4th Duke of Argyll [S]; bro. of Lords Frederick and William Campbell. educ. priv. sch. London.Poss. Westminster (although unlisted); cf. John Campbell to Ld. Lovat, Aug. 1739, Sir W. Fraser, Chiefs of Grant, ii. 394. m. 3 Mar. 1759, Elizabeth, da. of John Gunning of Castle Coote, co. Roscommon, Ireland wid. of James, 6th Duke of Hamilton [S], 3s. 2da. From fa’s succession as 4th Duke 15 Apr. 1761 styled Mq. of Lorne; cr. Baron Sundridge [G.B.] 16 Dec. 1766; suc. fa. as 5th Duke, 9 Nov. 1770.
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2nd lt. 21 Ft. 1739, capt. 1741, brig. maj. 1743; lt.-col. 30 Ft. 1745 – 47; lt.-col. 42 Ft. 1749; adjutant-gen. [I] 1754; col. 1755; col. 56 Ft. 1755 – 57, 14 Drag. 1757 – 65; maj.-gen. 1759; lt.-gen. 1761; dep. c.-in-c. Scotland 1762 – 65; col. 1 Ft. 1765 – 82; c.-in-c. Scotland 1767 – 78; gen. 1778; col. 3 Ft. Gds. 1782 – d.; f.m. 1796.

Main residence: Roseneath, Dunbarton.
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CAMPBELL, John, Mq. of Lorne (1723-1806)

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CAMPBELL, John (1755-1821), of Calder, Nairn; Stackpole Court, Pemb. and Llanvread, Card.

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b. 24 Apr. 1755, 1st s. of Pryse Campbell, and bro. of Alexander Campbell. educ. Eton 1763-7; Clare, Camb. 1772. m. 28 July 1789, Lady Isabella Caroline Howard, da. of Frederick, 5th Earl of Carlisle, 2s. suc. da. 14 Dec. 1768 and gd.-fa. 6 Sept. 1777; cr. Baron Cawdor 21 June 1796.
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Main residences: Calder, Nairn; Stackpole Court, Pemb.; Llanvread, Card.
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CAMPBELL, John (1755-1821)

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CAMPBELL, Pryse (1727-68), of Calder, Nairn; Stackpole Court, Pemb. and Llanvread, Card.

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b. 1727, 1st s. of John Campbell of Calder (d. 1777). educ. Clare, Camb. 1745. m. 20 Sept. 1752, Sarah, da. and coh. of Sir Edmund Bacon, M.P., 6th Bt. of Garboldisham, Norf., 4s. 3da.
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Ld. of Treasury Aug. 1766 – d.

Main residences: Calder, Nairn; Stackpole Court, Pemb.; Llanvread, Card.
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CAMPBELL, Pryse (1727-68)

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CAMPBELL, Robert (c.1721-90), of Finab and Monzie, Perth and Inverawe, Argyll.

Family and Education
b. c. 1721, 1st s. of Col. Alexander Campbell of Finab by his 2nd w. Mary, da. of Sir John Home, 2nd Bt., of Blackadder, Berwicks. educ. Edinburgh Univ. c.1736. m. 26 Mar. 1749, Susanna, yst. da. of Charles Erskine of Tinwald, lord justice clerk, 1s. suc. fa. c.1741.
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Ensign 17 Ft. 1739; capt. 42 Ft. c. 1742; ret. c. 1749.

Receiver gen. of Scottish customs 1771 – d. trustee for fisheries and manufactures 1776.

Main residences: Finab and Monzie, Perth; Inverawe, Argyll.
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Commons 1754-1790
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CAMPBELL, Robert (c.1721-90)

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CAMPBELL, Lord William (c.1732-78).

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b. c. 1732, 4th s. of John Campbell of Mamore (d. 1770), 4th Duke of Argyll [S], bro. of John Campbell, Lord Lorne and Lord Frederick Campbell. m. 17 Apr. 1763, Sarah, da. and coh. of Ralph Izard of Burton or Fairspring plantation, St. George’s, S. Carolina, 1s. 2da.
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Lt. R.N. 1760; cdr. Jan. 1762; capt. Aug. 1762.

Gov. Nova Scotia 1766 – 73, South Carolina 1773–6.

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CAMPBELL, William (c.1732-78)

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