Earl Cawdor, of
Castlemartin in the
County of Pembroke, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1827 for
John Campbell, 2nd Baron Cawdor.
This branch of
Clan Campbell
Clan Campbell ( gd, Na Caimbeulaich ) is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans. The Clan Campbell lands are in Argyll and within their lands lies Ben Cruachan. The chief of the clan be ...
descends from Sir John Campbell (died 1546),
third son of
Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll
Gillespie Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll ( – 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman and politician who was killed at the Battle of Flodden.
Biography
Archibald was the eldest son of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll and Isabel Ste ...
(whose eldest son
Colin was the ancestor of the
Dukes of Argyll; see the latter title for earlier history of the family).
His descendant
Pryse Campbell
Pryse Campbell (1727 – 14 December 1768), was a Scottish politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardigan (UK Parliament constituency), Cardigan Boroughs, Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency), Inverness-shire and Nairnshi ...
(d. 1768) represented
Nairnshire
The County of Nairn (also called Nairnshire) ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Narann) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county was used for local administration until the county council, based at the county t ...
in the
House of Commons. His son
John Campbell was
Member of Parliament for Nairnshire and
Cardigan. In 1796 he was raised to the
Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Cawdor, of
Castlemartin in the
County of Pembroke.
He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He represented
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known ...
in Parliament and served as
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire
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. In 1827 he was created Viscount Emlyn, of
Emlyn
Emlyn was one of the seven cantrefi of Dyfed, an ancient district of Wales, which became part of Deheubarth in around 950. It consisted of the northern part of Dyfed bordering on the River Teifi. Its southern boundary followed the ridge of the ...
in the
County of Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...
, and Earl Cawdor, of Castlemartin in the County of Pembroke.
These titles were in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. His son, the second Earl, was Member of Parliament for
Pembrokeshire and Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl. He was a
Conservative
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politician and served briefly as
First Lord of the Admiralty
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in 1905. Lord Cawdor was also
Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire. After 1715, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Pembrokeshire. The county corporate of Haverfordwest was included in this lieutenancy, except for the perio ...
and Chairman of the
Great Western Railway.
the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the seventh Earl, who succeeded his father in 1993. He is also the 25th
Thane of Cawdor.
Several other members of this branch of the Campbell family may be mentioned. Sir George Campbell, younger brother of the first Baron, was an
admiral
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in the
Royal Navy
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. The Hon. George Pryse Campbell,
second son of the first Baron, was a
rear-admiral
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in the Royal Navy.
Brigadier-General
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John Vaughan Campbell, who was awarded the
Victoria Cross in 1916, was the second son of Captain the Hon. Ronald George Elidor Campbell, second son of the second Earl.
Colonel the Hon. Ian Malcoln Campbell, third son of the third Earl, was
Lord Lieutenant of Nairnshire.
Liza Campbell
Lady Elizabeth Campbell (born 24 September 1959), known as Liza Campbell, is an artist, calligrapher, columnist, and writer, born in the north of Scotland and currently living in London, England. She is the second daughter of Hugh Campbell, 6t ...
is the second daughter of the sixth Earl.
The family seat is
Cawdor Castle
Cawdor Castle is a castle in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland. It is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions in later centuries. Originally a property of the Calder family, it passed to the Campbells in t ...
near
Cawdor
Cawdor ( gd, Caladair) is a village and parish in the Highland council area, Scotland. The village is south-southwest of Nairn and east of Inverness. The village is in the Historic County of Nairnshire.
History
The village is the location ...
,
Nairnshire
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, associated also with the ancient title
Thane of Cawdor.
Other family seats in the past included
Golden Grove in
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known ...
,
Wales, which was bequeathed to
John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor
John Frederick Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor (8 November 1790 – 7 November 1860) was a British peer and MP.
He was born the son of John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor and Lady Caroline Howard and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, graduat ...
by his friend,
John Vaughan, after his death in 1804, and also
Stackpole Court in
Pembrokeshire,
Wales, acquired by the marriage of Alexander Campbell to Elizabeth Lort.
Barons Cawdor (1796)
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John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor
John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor, FRS FSA (ca. 1753 – 1 June 1821), was a Welsh art-collector and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1777 to 1796.
Biography
John Campbell was born ca. 1753, the son of Pryse Campbell of Stackpole ...
(1753–1821)
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John Frederick Campbell, 2nd Baron Cawdor (1790–1860) (created Earl Cawdor in 1827)
Earls Cawdor (1827)
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John Frederick Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor (1790–1860)
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John Frederick Vaughan Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor (1817–1898)
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Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor (1847–1911)
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Hugh Frederick Vaughan Campbell, 4th Earl Cawdor (1870–1914)
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John Duncan Vaughan Campbell, 5th Earl Cawdor (1900–1970)
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Hugh John Vaughan Campbell, 6th Earl Cawdor (1932–1993)
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Colin Robert Vaughan Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor (b. 1962)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's son James Chester Campbell, Viscount Emlyn (b. 1998).
See also
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Duke of Argyll
Duke of Argyll ( gd, Diùc Earraghàidheil) is a title created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The earls, marquesses, and dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful ...
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Clan Campbell
Clan Campbell ( gd, Na Caimbeulaich ) is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans. The Clan Campbell lands are in Argyll and within their lands lies Ben Cruachan. The chief of the clan be ...
References
Further reading
*Davies, John E. ''The Changing Fortunes of a British Aristocratic Family: The Campbells of Cawdor and their Welsh Estates, 1689-1976'' (Boydell Press, 2019, )
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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