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John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell

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John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell

Birth
Greater London, England
Death
26 Apr 1847 (aged 69)
Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Burial
Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland Add to Map
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John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll, FRS, FRSE, was a Scottish peer and Whig politician. He was the third son of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, and his wife, Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon, who had been ennobled in her own right in 1776. He succeeded his older brother, George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll, in his titles in 1839.

The Duke of Argyll was married firstly to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William Campbell, against the wishes of his father in 1802. They were divorced six years later having had no children. Argyll was married in 1820 to Joan Glassel, only daughter of John Glassel.

Argyll died in Inveraray Castle in Argyllshire and was buried at Kilmun Parish Church. Having been predeceased by his older son John in 1837, he was succeeded in the dukedom and his other titles by his second son George.
John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll, FRS, FRSE, was a Scottish peer and Whig politician. He was the third son of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, and his wife, Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon, who had been ennobled in her own right in 1776. He succeeded his older brother, George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll, in his titles in 1839.

The Duke of Argyll was married firstly to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William Campbell, against the wishes of his father in 1802. They were divorced six years later having had no children. Argyll was married in 1820 to Joan Glassel, only daughter of John Glassel.

Argyll died in Inveraray Castle in Argyllshire and was buried at Kilmun Parish Church. Having been predeceased by his older son John in 1837, he was succeeded in the dukedom and his other titles by his second son George.


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