| The Duke of Argyll | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 21, 1777 |
| Died | April 25, 1847 (aged 70) |
| Title | Duke of Argyll |
| Other names | The Duke of Argyll |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Wars and battles | French Revolutionary Wars |
| Predecessor | George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll |
| Successor | George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Campbell |
John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll FRS (21 December 1777 – 25 April 1847),[1] known as Lord John Campbell until 1839, was a Scottish peer and Whig politician.
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Campbell was the third son of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll.[2] His mother was Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon, who had been ennobled in her own right in 1776.[2] Campbell was baptised on 18 January 1778 in St James's in Westminster.[2] He was educated privately and went then to Christ Church College, Oxford.[3] In 1803, he travelled to Paris, where he met Talleyrand as well as Napoleon; Campbell returned to England in the following year.[3] He succeeded his older brother George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll in his titles in 1839.[4]
Campbell was commissioned into the British Army in 1797 as an ensign of the 3rd Foot Guards, commanded by his father.[3] He purchased a lieutenantcy in 1799 and shortly afterwards became a captain.[3] During the French Revolutionary Wars, Campbell served in the Netherlands under orders of Sir Ralph Abercromby.[5] He retired in 1801 forced by ill health and after two years was appointed lieutenant-colonel and commandant of the Argyll Volunteers.[3] Following the rearrangement of the country's militias in 1809, he became colonel of the Argyll and Bute Militia.[5]
He entered the British House of Commons in 1799, having been elected for Argyllshire as replacement for his uncle Lord Frederick Campbell.[3] After the Act of Union 1801, he continued to represent the constituency also in the new Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1822.[3] He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1819.[6] Campbell was nominated Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland in 1841, an office he held for the next five years.[2]
Campbell married firstly Elizabeth, oldest daughter of William Campbell against the wishes of his father in 1802.[7] They were divorced six years later and he remarried Joan, only daughter of John Glassel in 1820.[7] By his second wife he had two daughters and two sons.[7] After her death in 1828, he married thirdly Anne, oldest daughter of John Cuninghame in 1831; she was the widow of George Cunningham Monteath.[7]
Campbell died, aged 69, in Inverary Castle in Argyllshire.[1] Having been predeceased by his older son John in 1837, he was succeeded in the dukedom and his other titles by his second son George.[8] He was survived by his third wife until 1874.[8]
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lord Frederick Campbell |
Member of Parliament for Argyllshire 1799 – 1801 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Argyllshire 1801 – 1822 |
Succeeded by Walter Frederick Campbell |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Stair |
Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland 1841 – 1846 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Stair |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by George Campbell |
Duke of Argyll 1839 – 1847 |
Succeeded by George Campbell |