Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet of Ardkinglass, (c.1666 – 5 July 1752) was a British Army officer and Scottish politician who sat in the

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from 1703 to 1707 and in the

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from 1707 to 1741.

Early life

Dunderave Castle, Loch Fyne, Argyll - geograph

Campbell was the son of Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Baronet, of Ardkinglass and his wife Helen Maxwell, daughter of Patrick Maxwell, of Newark, Renfrew who was MP in the Parliament of Scotland. The family seat was

Ardkinglas Castle Ardkinglas House is a Category A listed country house on the Ardkinglas Estate in Argyll, Scotland. The estate lies on the eastern shore of Loch Fyne, and the house is located close to the village of Cairndow. Dating back to the 14th century and ...

, which stood on the shore of

Loch Fyne Loch Fyne ( gd, Loch Fìne, ; meaning "Loch of the Vine/Wine"), is a sea loch off the Firth of Clyde and forms part of the coast of the Cowal peninsula. Located on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It extends inland from the Sound o ...

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, Scotland. The castle was built in the form of a quadrangle around an inner courtyard measuring 98 ft in each direction. There were large turrets on three of the corners and to the front was a large gate tower with two flanking defensive turrets. It was surrounded by beautiful gardens and parkland and the vast Ardkinglas estate. By 1697, Campbell had married Margaret Campbell, daughter of Adam Campbell of

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, Stirling and, around 1700, acquired Dunderave Castle and estate. His wife who inherited the Gargunnock estate in 1704.

Political and military careers

Campbell was a commissioner justiciary for the Highlands in 1701 and 1702. In the Scottish election of 1702 he succeeded his father in the Parliament of Scotland as Commissioner for Argyllshire. In 1704 he became a burgess of Edinburgh and also joined the British Army as a lieutenant in the Life Guards. After the Act of Union he was chosen as one of the 60 Scottish representatives to serve for

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in the 1707 Parliament. He was one of dependants of the Duke of Argyll and supported the bill to complete the Union, which other Campbells opposed. He was promoted to captain in March 1708 and guidon and major in June 1708. At the

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he was returned unopposed as

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for

. In 1709 he succeeded to the estates and baronetcy on the death of his father. In Parliament he was on the drafting committee for the East Tarbert harbour bill and voted for the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell. He was returned unopposed for Argyllshire again in the

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, and became major in 1710 and lieutenant-colonel from 1711. His affiliations were unclear but was a Whig when returned again for Argyllshire at the

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. He voted against the expulsion of Richard Steele on 18 March 1714, and spoke in the debate on the succession, but was generally more concerned with Scottish business. In 1715, Campbell left the army on being appointed the first deputy

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and held the post until March 1717. He was returned for Argyllshire in the

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and

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general elections. He made a second marriage on 21 November 1732 to Anne Callander, the daughter of John Callander, Laird of Craigforth, and widow of

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who had succeeded him as Deputy Governor of Stirling Castle. At the 1734 general election he was returned as MP for Stirlingshire. Also in 1734 he was appointed Muster Master of Scotland. He did not stand at the

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and resigned or was dismissed from his post as Muster Master probably in 1742.

Death and legacy

Campbell died on 5 July 1752, aged 86. He and his first wife Margaret had a son and eight daughters, but their only son drowned and the baronetcy became extinct. Their eldest daughter, Helen Campbell, married Sir James Livingston, 2nd Baronet of Glentirran and Dalderse. The Ardkinglas estate passed to their son Lt.Col.

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, formerly James Livingstone. The Callander of Craigforth family later succeeded to the Ardkinglas estate.

References

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