John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane

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John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane KT PC FRS (26 October 1796 – 8 November 1862), was a Scottish nobleman and politician.

He was styled as Lord Glenorchy until 1831, Earl of Ormelie from 1831 to 1834 and Marquess of Breadalbane from 1834. He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1838 and a Privy Counsellor in 1848.

He was Member of Parliament for Okehampton from 1820 to 1826, and for Perthshire in 1832. He was Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire from 1839 to 1862.

He entertained Queen Victoria at Taymouth Castle in 1842, and was a supporter of the Free Church of Scotland during the disruption in the 1840s. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society from 1834.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Albany Savile and The Lord Dunalley	Member of Parliament for Okehampton with The Lord Dunalley 1819–24 William Trant 1824–26 1820–1826	Succeeded by Sir Compton Domvile and Joseph Strutt
Preceded by Sir George Murray	Member of Parliament for Perthshire 1832–1834	Succeeded by Sir George Murray
Freemasonry offices
Preceded by The Duke of Argyll	Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1824–1826	Succeeded by The Earl of Kinnoull
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of Argyll	Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire 1839–1862	Succeeded by The Duke of Argyll
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl Spencer	Lord Chamberlain 1848-1852	Succeeded by The Marquess of Exeter
Preceded by The Marquess of Exeter	Lord Chamberlain 1853-1858	Succeeded by The Earl De La Warr
Academic offices
Preceded by Sir James Graham	Rector of the University of Glasgow 1840—1842	Succeeded by Fox Maule-Ramsay
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Campbell	Marquess of Breadalbane 1834–1862	Succeeded by Extinct
	Earl of Ormelie 1834–1862
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by John Campbell	Earl of Breadalbane 1834–1862	Succeeded by John Campbell
	Lord Glenorchy 1834–1862