Family and Education
b. 21 Aug. 1739, 2nd s. of James Campbell of Tuerechan, and bro. of James Campbell of Tuerechan. educ. Glasgow Univ. 1753. m. 7 July 1779, Amelia, da. of Allan Ramsay, portrait painter, s.p. Purchased Inverneil 1775. K.B. 30 Sept. 1785.
Offices Held
Lt. 63 Ft. 1757, capt. 1760; sub-engineer and lt. Royal Engineers 1759; engineer extraordinary and capt.-lt. 1763; lt.-col. and chief engineer of Bengal 1768 – 72; lt.-col. 71 Ft. 1775; col. 1779; maj.-gen. 1782; col. 74 Ft. 1787 – d.
Lt. gov. Jamaica 1781 – 82; gov. 1782 – 84; gov. Madras 1785 – 89; heritable usher of the white rod [S] 1790.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Inverneil, Argyll.
Volume
Commons 1754-1790
Web Title
CAMPBELL, Archibald (1739-91)
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Oxford 1644
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Religion
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