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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 British 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.
- John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll, Joan Glassel
27 de abr. de 2022 · About George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll. "George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE (30 April 1823 – 24 April 1900), styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847, was a Scottish peer and Liberal politician as well as a writer on science, religion, and the politics of the 19th century."
- Ardencaple Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
- April 24, 1900
- April 30, 1823
George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll. (1823-1900), Politician, Lord Privy Seal and Secretary of State for India and writer on science, religion, and politics. Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 32 portraits.
When George John Douglas Campbell 8th Duke of Argyll was born on 30 April 1823, in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell 7th Duke of Argyll, was 45 and his mother, Joanna Glassel, was 26.
George Campbell 8th Duke of Argyll was a British polymath and 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.
Background. Argyll was born at Ardencaple Castle, Dunbartonshire, the second but only surviving son of John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll, and his second wife Joan Glassel, the only daughter of John Glassel. Argyll succeeded his father as duke in 1847.
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823-1900) Authors Duke of Argyll Burdens of Belief Letter to Murray Review. As a major landowner, the Duke of Argyll was a prominent man in society. He held many important state and institutional positions including Privy Seal, Postmaster-General and Secretary of State for India.
