Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll

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Sir Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll FRSA (August 28, 1937 - April 21, 2001) was a Scottish Peer and Chief of the southern branch of the Clan Campbell. He was also the 5th Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Sir Ian Campbell was the son of Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll and his second wife, Louise Hollingsworth Morris Clews. He was educated at Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland and Glenalmond College in Scotland before going on to McGill University in Canada.

In 1953, he was made a Fellow in the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. He served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, earning the rank of Captain.

On the death of his father in 1973, Sir Ian Campbell became a member of the Board of Directors of three distilleries and in 1977 became Chairman of Beinn Bhuidhe Holdings Ltd. in 1977. He was invested as a Knight in the Order of St. John in 1975.

Married in 1964 to Iona Mary Colquhoun, the couple had a son Torquhil Ian Campbell and a daughter Louisa Iona Campbell. They lived at Inveraray Castle in Argyllshire.

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Ian Douglas Campbell	Duke of Argyll 1973–2001	Succeeded by Torquhil Campbell