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Lord William Campbell (11 July 1730 – 4 September 1778) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer, nobleman and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Nova Scotia from 1766 to 1773.
15 de abr. de 2016 · Campbell, Lord William | South Carolina Encyclopedia. ca. 1730–September 1778. Article Images. After Revolutionary leaders discovered Campbell’s clandestine activities, he fled from Charleston on September 15, 1775.
Lord William Campbell, Royal Governor of South Carolina, was born in 1730 and he died September 5, 1778. He was the youngest son of the fourth duke of Argyll, became a captain in the British navy on August 20, 1762, Member of Parliament in 1764, and was governor of Nova Scotia from 1766 to 1773.
Campbell, Lord William. CAMPBELL, LORD WILLIAM. (?–1778). Naval officer and last royal governor of South Carolina. The fourth son of the fourth duke of Argyll, William entered the navy, rising to post captain by 1762. In command of the Nightingale in 1763, he visited South Carolina and there married Sarah Izard, daughter of the wealthy Ralph ...
Lord William Campbell on August 15, 1775 addressing the House of Assembly. After patriots learned of Campbell’s activities, he was forced to flee from Charleston on September 15, 1775. During the Battle of Sullivan’s Island in June 1776, Campbell commanded gun crews aboard the Bristol and received wounds from which he never completely ...
7 de nov. de 2023 · By the time South Carolina Royal Governor Lord William Campbell arrived in Charleston, things were quickly progressing towards independence. In January 1775, Charleston leaders from the former colonial legislature created an extralegal Provincial Congress to attempt to govern the colony.
William Campbell. (1730-1778) A younger son of John Campbell, fourth duke of Argyll, William entered the navy in 1745 and served in India. As captain of the HMS Nightingale, in 1763 he put into Charleston, where he met Sarah Izard, a rich heiress, then on the verge of marriage to another. But Campbell prevailed, and they were married on April ...
