John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (19 November 1662 – 23 February 1752) a Scottish
nobleman
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born in
Breadalbane to
John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
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Lady Mary Rich. In 1685 he married Lady Frances Cavendish, daughter of
Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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and
Lady Frances Pierrepont. With no issue Lady Frances died on 4 February 1690. On 23 May 1695 the Earl married a second time to Henrietta Villiers, daughter of
Edward Villiers and
Lady Frances Howard. They had three children including
John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland KB (10 March 1696 – 26 January 1782), styled Lord Glenorchy from 1716 until 1752, was a British nobleman, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1746.
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The Earl was commonly referred to as Lord Glenorchy. On 19 March 1717 he succeeded his father as the 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland. He also could claim other titles such as the 6th Baronet Campbell of Glenorchy; 2nd Viscount of Tay and Paintland; and 2nd Lord Glenorchy, Benederaloch, Ormelie and Weick.
From 1725 to 1752 he was the
Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire
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and from 1736 to 1747 he held the office of Representative Peer. From 1746 until his death in 1752 he was Chief Justice in Eyre.
References
*Wilson, John, and Thomas Maclauchlan. ''A History of the Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments.'' Edinburgh: Fullarton, 1875. (pp. 187–88
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1662 births
1752 deaths
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Scottish representative peers
18th-century Scottish politicians
Lord-Lieutenants of Perthshire
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