Sir John Campbell, 7th Baronet

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John Campbell, 7th Bt, Lieutenant Governor of St Vincent, was born 27 November 1807 and died 18 January 1853 at Kingstown, St Vincent.^[1] He was the only child of Sir John Campbell, 6th Baronet (15 March 1767-7 November 1834), by his wife, Margaret Maxwell, 6th daughter of John Campbell, Esq., of Lochend.^[1]

On 21 November 1833 he married Hannah Elizabeth Macleod, the daughter of James Macleod, Esq., of Rasay.^[1]^[2] Their eldest son, John William Campbell succeeded him as 8th Baronet in 1853.^[1]^[2]

He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of St Vincent in 1845, in which office he served until his death at Kingstown on 18 January 1853. At that time, St Vincent was a British dominion, having been won from the French at the Treaty of Versailles in 1783 after changing hands more than once during the mid-18th century. As Lieutenant Governor he was the highest British authority on the island, the direct representative of the Queen.

Although Sir John claimed the Baronetcy of Campbell of Ardnamurchan, his father was the first to claim it as successor to Sir Donald Campbell, the 1st baronet. The intervening heirs (the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Baronets) did not assume the title.^[2] Although Sir John's father, himself, and his son considered themselves rightful heirs to the baronetcy, and used the title socially,^[1]^[2] the Standing Council of the Baronetage later refused to certify their claim. Eventually the baronetcy was re-created in 1913, but again fell dormant after the death of Sir John's grandson in 1943.

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Burke's Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage for 1856. London: Hurst and Blackett (1856).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dod's Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage for 1858. London: Whittaker and Co. (1858).