George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll

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George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll GCH PC (22 September 1768 – 22 October 1839) was a Scottish politician and nobleman. He was the eldest son of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll and his wife, Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton, daughter of Colonel John Gunning.

He was Whig MP for St Germans from 1790 to 1796 and on 29 November 1810, he married Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers, a daughter of the George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, at Edinburgh.

He died in 1839, aged 71 at Inveraray Castle, Argyllshire without issue and was buried on 10 November 1839 at Kilmun, Cowal. His brother, John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll, succeeded to his titles.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir Charles Hamilton Samuel Smith	Member of Parliament for St Germans with Edward Eliot 1790-1791 William Eliot 1791-1796 1790–1796	Succeeded by William Eliot Lord Grey of Groby
Honorary Titles
Preceded by The Duke of Argyll	Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire 1800–1839	Succeeded by The Marquess of Breadalbane
Preceded by The Duke of Hamilton	Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1822–1823	Succeeded by The Viscount Glenorchy
Political offices
Preceded by The Duke of Gordon	Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland 1827–1828	Succeeded by The Duke of Gordon
Preceded by The Duke of Gordon	Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland 1830–1840	Succeeded by The Earl of Stair
Preceded by The Marquess Wellesley	Lord Steward 1833–1834	Succeeded by The Earl of Wilton
Preceded by The Earl of Wilton	Lord Steward 1835–1839	Succeeded by The Earl of Erroll
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by John Campbell	Duke of Argyll 1806–1839	Succeeded by John Campbell