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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
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 ...
and Lady Caroline Howard and educated at
Eton and
Christ Church, Oxford, graduating BA in 1812. In 1827 he became
Viscount Emlyn of Emlyn and
Earl Cawdor
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 descends from Sir John Campbell (died 1546), th ...
of Castlemartin in the county of Pembroke.
In June 1812, he was elected a
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathemat ...
. That same year, he stood for election to the House of Commons for Pembrokeshire after the sitting member, Lord Milford, stood down in his favour. Campbell was, however, defeated by Sir John Owen of Orielton.
He was MP for
Carmarthen
Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, ...
from 1813 to 1821 and
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire. After 1762, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Carmarthenshire. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed ...
from 1817 to 1860. He died on his family estate at Stackpole, Pembrokeshire.
Family
He had married Lady Elizabeth Thynne, daughter of
Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath
Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath KG (25 January 1765 – 27 March 1837), styled Viscount Weymouth from 1789 until 1796, was a British peer.
Life
Early life
Thynne was the eldest son of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, and Lady Elizab ...
and the Honourable Isabella Elizabeth Byng, on 5 September 1816. They had seven children:
*Lady Georgiana Campbell.
*
John Frederick Vaughan Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor
John Frederick Vaughan Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor (11 June 1817 – 29 March 1898), was a British politician.
Campbell was the son of John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor, and Lady Elizabeth Thynne. He was known as Viscount Emlyn until the death of his ...
(1817–1898).
*Lady Emily Caroline Campbell (1819–1911), who married
Octavius Duncombe
The Hon. Octavius Duncombe (8 April 1817 – 3 December 1879) was a British Conservative politician.
Background
Duncombe was a younger son of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham, and Lady Charlotte, daughter of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dart ...
. She served as a Lady-in-waiting to
the Duchess of Cambridge at the 1838
coronation of Queen Victoria
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.
*Lady Elizabeth Lucy Campbell (1822–1898) –
John Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart
John Otway O'Conner Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart (12 October 1818 – 1 April 1865), styled Viscount Castlecuffe until 1820, was an Irish Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies between March an ...
*Lady Mary Louisa Campbell (1825–1916), who married
George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere
George Granville Francis Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere (15 June 1823 – 19 September 1862), styled Viscount Brackley between 1846 and 1857, was a British peer and Conservative politician from the Egerton family.
Egerton was the eldest son of ...
.
*Reverend Hon. Archibald George Campbell (1827–1902).
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Lieutenant-Colonel
Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...
Hon. Henry Walter Campbell (1835–1910).
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