1845–1914
Duke of Argyll, Mar­quess of Lorne

Introduction

Born: Au­gust 6, 1845, West­min­ster, Mid­dle­sex, Eng­land.

Died: May 2, 1914, East Cowes, Isle of Wight.

Buried: Kil­mun Par­ish Church, Scot­land.

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Biography

Campbell was the Ninth Duke of Ar­gyll, and Mar­quess of Lorne.

He at­tend­ed Eton, St. An­drews and Tri­ni­ty Col­lege, Cam­bridge. In 1871, he mar­ried Prin­cess Lou­ise Car­ol­ine Al­ber­ta, daugh­ter of Queen Vic­tor­ia of Bri­tain.

A man of ma­ny tal­ents, Camp­bell served as Mem­ber of Par­lia­ment, Gov­er­nor Ge­ne­ral of Ca­na­da, and Gov­er­nor and Con­sta­ble of Wind­sor Castle.

In 1882, he found­ed the Roy­al So­ci­ety of Ca­na­da to pro­mote the arts and sci­enc­es.

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