John (Campbell) Campbell of Mamore (abt. 1660 - 1729)

Born about 1660 in Scotland

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Died 9 Apr 1729 at about age 69 in Mamore, Argyll, Scotland

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Hon.Sir John Campbell was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Hon. John Campbell was born between 1659 and 1668. He was the second son of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll and Lady Mary Stuart.^[1]

He married Elizabeth Elphinstone, daughter of John Elphinstone, 8th Lord Elphinstone and Isabel Maitland, in 1692.^[2] He died on 7 April 1729^[3] and his will was confirmed in Glasgow Commissary Court on 24 April 1729^[4]

In 1685 he was sentenced to death for his part in his father's rebellion. In 1689 he was pardoned, and his attainder reversed. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Argyllshire [Scotland] in 1700.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dunbartonshire between 1708 and 1722.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dunbartonshire between 1722 and 1727.^[5]

Children of Hon. John Campbell and Elizabeth Elphinstone^[2]:

1. John Campbell, later 4th Duke of Argyll
2. Charles Campbell (d. unmarried, Jan 1742)
3. Neil Campbell (d. after 27 Jun 1721)
4. William Campbell (d. 1787)
5. three sons died young
6. Mary Campbell (d. 11 May 1756), mar. James [Primrose], 2nd Earl of Rosebery
7. Anne Campbell (d. 2 Nov 1785), mar. Archibald Edmonstone of Duntreath
8. Isabella Campbell (d. 3 Jan 1786), mar. Capt William Montgomery of Rosemount
9. Jean Campbell, mar. Capt John Campbell of Carrick
10. Primrose Campbell (d. 23 May 1796), mar. Simon 11th Lord Lovat
11. Elizabeth Campbell (died unmarried)

Sources

1. ↑ The Scots Peerage; Balfour Paul; Vol 1; page 367
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Scots Peerage; Balfour Paul; Vol 1; pages 381-382
3. ↑ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 209. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
4. ↑ Index of Wills & Testaments; Campbell, John; 24/4/1729; of Mammore parish of Rosneath; Testament Testamentar and Inventory; Glasgow Commissary Court; CC9/7/53; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
5. ↑ CAMPBELL, Hon. John (c.1660-1729), of Mamore, Dunbarton. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, ed. D. Hayton, E. Cruickshanks, S. Handley, 2002 History of Parliament Online accessed 24 Feb 2021

See also:

• "The Dukes of Argyll" Cracroft's Scottish Peerage at http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/argyll1457.htm#ARGYLL_1457_9
• John Campbell on Find A Grave: Memorial #98068561 Retrieved 23 sep 2016.
• Source: http://thepeerage.com/p2208.htm#i22074