Archibald Campbell, 4th Baron Blythswood
KCVO (25 April 1870–14 November 1929) was the son of
Barrington Campbell, 3rd Baron Blythswood
Major General Barrington Bulkeley Campbell, 3rd Baron Blythswood, (18 February 1845 – 12 March 1918) was a British Army officer.
Military career
Born the son of Archibald Campbell, 17th Laird of Mains, Barrington Campbell became a lieutenan ...
, and grandson of Archibald
Douglas of Mains
The Douglases of Mains are a branch of the Clan Douglas, related to the Earl of Douglas, Lords of Douglas through Archibald I, Lord of Douglas. The first Laird obtained land through marriage into the Galbraith family, which had been granted lan ...
.
In 1916 his name was legally changed to Archibald Douglas-Campbell, a surname previously used by his father. Shortly after succeeding to the title of 4th Baron Blythswood, co. Renfrew' on 13 March 1918, his name was legally changed back to Archibald Campbell.
The family name of the House of Blythswood is derived from Colin Campbell of Elie, a cadet of the House of
Ardkinglass in Argyll, who acquired the estate during the reign of Charles I., but through his granddaughter and heiress the property passed to the
Douglases of Mains in Dunbartonshire.
He gained the rank of Major in the
Scots Guards
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(
Special Reserve
The Special Reserve was established on 1 April 1908 with the function of maintaining a reservoir of manpower for the British Army and training replacement drafts in times of war. Its formation was part of the military reforms implemented by Ri ...
) and also in the service of the 4th Battalion,
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) is a light infantry company (military unit), company (designated as Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland) and was a line infantry regiment of the British Army tha ...
. On 20 May 1922 he was appointed
Honorary Colonel of
81st (Welsh) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
[''Army List''.]
Campbell was educated at
Eton and on 25 July 1895, he married Evelyn Fletcher and they had one child:
*Olive Douglas Campbell (1896–1949)
References
The Douglas Archives website douglashistory.co.uk; accessed 1 April 2016.
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1870 births
1929 deaths
Nobility from Renfrewshire
People educated at Eton College
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Blythswood, Archibald Douglas, 4th Baron
Scots Guards officers
Deputy lieutenants of Glasgow
Deputy lieutenants of Lanarkshire
Deputy lieutenants of Renfrewshire