The Duke of Argyll | |
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Born | June 18, 1903 |
Died | April 7, 1973 | (aged 69)
Title | Duke of Argyll |
Known for | 1963 divorce |
Predecessor | Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll |
Successor | Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll |
Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th and 4th Duke of Argyll (18 June 1903 – 7 April 1973), known as Ian Campbell until 1949, was a Scottish Peer. He was the 11th Duke of Argyll, but is chiefly remembered for his unhappy marriage to and scandalous 1963 divorce from Margaret Whigham.
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Ian Douglas Campbell was the son of Douglas Walter Campbell and his wife Aimee Marie Suzanne Lawrence. He was a great-grandson of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll. He inherited the dukedom from his first cousin, Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll, in 1949.
Argyll was married four times.[1] His first marriage was to the Honourable Janet Gladys Aitken (9 July 1908 – 1988), daughter of business tycoon and press baron Lord Beaverbrook, on 12 December 1927. They had a daughter:
Ian and Janet divorced in 1934. Argyll's second marriage was to Louise Hollingsworth Morris Clews (d. 10 February 1970) on 23 November 1935. This marriage produced two sons:
This marriage also ended in divorce in 1951. Argyll's third marriage was to Margaret Whigham (1 December 1912 – 25 July 1993), mother of the Duchess of Rutland, Frances Helen Sweeny from her previous marriage to Charles Sweeny. They were married on 22 March 1951. Margaret was a glittering society figure with a voracious sexual appetite. Even while married to the Duke, she carried on affairs with men from actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. to Duncan Sandys, the Minister of Defence. The marriage was childless and they divorced in 1963, after the Duke photographed one of her sexual exploits. In the infamous divorce proceeding, the Duke produced Polaroid photographs of the Duchess wearing only her signature triple-string of pearls while fellating an unidentified man. This naturally caused a stir in society, and the divorce was granted.
Argyll's fourth and final marriage was to Mathilda Coster Mortimer (20 August 1925 – 6 June 1997)[3] on 15 June 1963. From this marriage he had a daughter:
They remained married until the Duke's death on 7 April 1973. He was succeeded by his son Ian.
Peerage of Scotland | ||
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Preceded by Niall Diarmid Campbell |
Duke of Argyll 1949–1973 |
Succeeded by Ian Campbell |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by Niall Diarmid Campbell |
Duke of Argyll 1949–1973 |
Succeeded by Ian Campbell |