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
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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
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He was the oldest surviving son of William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jer ...
, at
Edinburgh, on 29 November 1810. She was the former wife of Argyll's friend
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
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.
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.
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