George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Grace
The Duke of Argyll
Honorific-Suffix:GCH PC
Order1:Lord Steward of the Household
Term Start1:11 September 1833
Term End1:14 November 1834
Monarch1:William IV
Predecessor1:The Marquess Wellesley
Successor1:The Earl of Wilton
Term Start2:23 April 1835
Term End2:22 October 1839
Primeminister2:The Viscount Melbourne
Predecessor2:The Earl of Wilton
Successor2:The Earl of Erroll
Birth Date: 22 September 1768
Death Place:Inveraray Castle, Argyllshire
Nationality:British
Spouse:Lady Caroline Villiers
Parents:John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll
Elizabeth Gunning

George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll, (22 September 1768 – 22 October 1839), styled Earl of Campbell from 1768 to 1770 and Marquess of Lorne from 1770 to 1806, was a Scottish Whig politician and nobleman.

Background

Argyll was the eldest son of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll and his wife, Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton, daughter of Colonel John Gunning.

Career

Argyll sat as Member of Parliament for St Germans from 1790 to 1796. In 1806 he succeeded his father in the dukedom and entered the House of Lords. He was Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland from 1827 to 1828 and again from 1830 and 1839. In 1833 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Lord Steward of the Household in the Whig administration headed by Lord Grey, a position he retained when Lord Melbourne became prime minister in July 1834. The Whigs fell from power in November 1834 but returned to office already in April 1835, when Argyll once again became Lord Steward under Melbourne. He continued in the post until his death in 1839. Argyll was also Lord-Lieutenant of Argyllshire from 1799 to 1839.

Family

Argyll married Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers, daughter of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, at Edinburgh, on 29 November 1810. She was the former wife of Argyll's friend Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey.[1] They had no children. He died in October 1839, aged 71 at Inveraray Castle, Argyllshire, and was buried on 10 November 1839 at Kilmun Parish Church in Kilmun, Cowal. His brother, Lord John Campbell, succeeded to his titles.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CAMPBELL, George William, Mq. of Lorne (1768–1839), of Inveraray Castle, Argyll. The History of Parliament. 13 December 2017.