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Argyll succeeded his father as Duke of Argyll (Peerage of Scotland) in 1847. With his death he became also hereditary Master of the Household of Scotland and Sheriff of Argyllshire. He owned 175,000 acres in Argyll and Dumbarton. Political career 1869 caricature of the Duke of Argyll by Carlo Pellegrini
George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823–1900) (second and younger son of the 7th Duke, created Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892) John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (S) and 2nd Duke of Argyll (UK) (1845–1914) (eldest son of the 8th Duke, married The Princess Louise , daughter of Queen Victoria , but died without ...
It was sold in 1745 to the 8th Earl of Abercorn. The mansion known as The Whim (Peeblesshire) was built by the 3rd Duke, but sold at his death in 1761 to James Montgomery, Chief Baron of...
NumberDescriptionHeld ByReference1Collection held privately: enquiries to ...NRAS12092Argyll and Bute Council ArchivesDR 43National Library of Scotland, Manuscript ...Ch 14911-41; MSS 17610-94, 17878-94Collection held privately: enquiries to ...NRAS88827 de abr. de 2022 · George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll: Birthdate: April 30, 1823: Birthplace: Ardencaple Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland: Death: April 24, 1900 (76) Inverary Castle, Argyllshire, Scotland Place of Burial: Kilmun Parish Church and Cemetery, Kilmun, Cowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland: Immediate Family:
- April 30, 1823
- April 24, 1900
He was found guilty and sentenced to death, his execution by beheading on the 'Maiden' taking place on 27 May 1661, before the death warrant had even been signed by the king. He was attended in his final hours by Rev Archibald Hutchison of Tolbooth Parish (contained in St Giles Cathedral ) which oversaw the Tolbooth prison.
George John Douglas Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE (30 April 1823 – 24 April 1900; styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847), was a Scottish polymath and Liberal statesman. He made a significant geological discovery in the 1850s when his tenant found fossilized leaves embedded among basalt lava on the Island of Mull. He also helped to popularize ornithology and was one ...
George Douglas Campbell, the 8th Duke of Argyll (1823-1900). However, has been almost completely neglected by historians and has most often been portrayed, when he is mentioned at all, as a figure of minor importance in the Victorian political arena.
