George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll, GCH,PC (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.
george, campbell, duke, argyll, george, william, campbell, duke, argyll, september, 1768, october, 1839, styled, earl, campbell, from, 1768, 1770, marquess, lorne, from, 1770, 1806, scottish, whig, politician, nobleman, gracethe, duke, argyllgch, view, argyle,. George William Campbell 6th Duke of Argyll GCH PC 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 His GraceThe Duke of ArgyllGCH PC A view of Argyle colour etching 1819 Lord Steward of the HouseholdIn office 11 September 1833 14 November 1834MonarchWilliam IVPrime MinisterThe Earl Grey The Viscount MelbournePreceded byThe Marquess WellesleySucceeded byThe Earl of WiltonIn office 23 April 1835 22 October 1839MonarchsWilliam IV VictoriaPrime MinisterThe Viscount MelbournePreceded byThe Earl of WiltonSucceeded byThe Earl of ErrollPersonal detailsBorn22 September 1768 1768 09 22 Died22 October 1839 1839 10 23 aged 71 Inveraray Castle ArgyllshireNationalityBritishSpouseLady Caroline VilliersParent s John Campbell 5th Duke of ArgyllElizabeth Gunning Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Family 4 References 5 External linksBackground editArgyll 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 editArgyll sat as Member of Parliament for St Germans from 1790 to 1796 1 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 2 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 editArgyll 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 3 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 References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with S part 1 No 19084 The London Gazette 13 September 1833 p 1675 CAMPBELL George William Mq of Lorne 1768 1839 of Inveraray Castle Argyll The History of Parliament Retrieved 13 December 2017 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Duke of ArgyllParliament of Great BritainPreceded bySir Charles HamiltonSamuel Smith Member of Parliament for St Germans1790 1796 With Edward Eliot 1790 1791 William Eliot 1791 1796 Succeeded byWilliam EliotLord Grey of GrobyHonorary titlesPreceded byThe Duke of Argyll Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire1799 1839 Succeeded byThe Marquess of BreadalbaneMasonic officesPreceded byThe Duke of Hamilton Grand Master of theGrand Lodge of Scotland1822 1823 Succeeded byThe Viscount GlenorchyPolitical officesPreceded byThe Duke of Gordon Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland1827 1828 Succeeded byThe Duke of GordonPreceded byThe Duke of Gordon Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland1830 1839 Succeeded byThe Earl of StairPreceded byThe Marquess Wellesley Lord Steward1833 1834 Succeeded byThe Earl of WiltonPreceded byThe Earl of Wilton Lord Steward1835 1839 Succeeded byThe Earl of ErrollPeerage of ScotlandPreceded byJohn Campbell Duke of Argyll1806 1839 Succeeded byJohn CampbellPeerage of Great BritainPreceded byDouglas Hamilton Baron Hamilton of Hameldon1799 1839 Succeeded byJohn Campbell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Campbell 6th Duke of Argyll amp oldid 1020768853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,