George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

Male 1823 - 1900  (76 years)

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  • Name George Douglas Campbell  [1
    Suffix 8th Duke of Argyll 
    Born 30 Apr 1823  Ardencaple Castle, Dunbarton, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Apr 1900 
    Person ID I0329  Admin Kevin's Chiefly Lines
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2022 

    Father John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke,   b. 24 Dec 1777,   d. 26 Apr 1847, Inveraray, County of Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Joan Glassell,   b. East Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1828 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 17 Apr 1820 
    Family ID F0179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maria Claughton,   d. 4 Jan 1894 
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F0196  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ina Erskine MacNeill 
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F0197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Ann Munro 
    Children 
     1. Neil Munro,   b. 1863  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F2654  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Elizabeth Georgina Sutherland Leveson Gower,   d. 25 May 1878 
    Married 31 Jul 1844 
    Children 
     1. John George Edward Henry Campbell, 9th Duke
     2. Archibald Campbell,   b. 18 Dec 1846,   d. 29 Mar 1913, Rhu Na Craig House, Inveraray, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
     3. Walter Campbell,   b. 30 Jul 1848,   d. 2 May 1889  (Age 40 years)  [natural]
     4. George Granville Campbell,   b. 25 Dec 1850,   d. 21 Apr 1915  (Age 64 years)  [natural]
     5. Colin Campbell,   b. 8 Mar 1853,   d. 18 Jun 1895  (Age 42 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F0183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • George 8th Duke of Argyll, son of 7th Duke, was born in 1823, married in 1844, Lady Elizabeth Georgina (born in 1824), eldest daughter of the George Granville Leveson- Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland; issue, John Douglas Sutherland, Marquis of Lorn (M.P. for Argyleshire), born in 1845, and other children. He donated the island of Iona to the Church of Scotland. He and his wife were buried at Iona. His Grace has distinguished himself not only in politics, but in science; to geology, in particular, he has devoted much attention, and his writings prove him to be possessed of considerable literary ability.

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      George Douglas Campbell, the eighth Duke of Argyll, who has attained a high reputation both in politics and in literature. An old Highland prophecy foretold that the ancient power and honour of the house should be restored by a MacCalian More, whose locks would be of the same hue as those of the famous

  • Sources 
    1. [S03270] Heraldry of the Campbells by G. Harvey Johnston, 25.