William Frederick Campbell, 2nd Baron Stratheden, 2nd Baron Campbell (15 October 1824 – 21 January 1893), was a British peer and

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politician. His father was the

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Background

Stratheden and Campbell was the eldest son of

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, and Mary Elizabeth, 1st Baroness Stratheden, daughter of

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. He was educated at

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and

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and

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. He was awarded his M.A. in 1846.

Political career

Stratheden and Campbell was elected Member of Parliament for

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in 1847, a seat he held until 1852, and later represented

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from 1859 to 1860. The latter year he succeeded his mother in the barony of Stratheden and entered the House of Lords. The following year he also inherited the barony of Campbell on the death of his father.

Personal life

Lord Stratheden and Campbell dined at the Reform Club and had residences at Hartrigge House in

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and Stratheden House in

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. He died at

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, on 15 January 1893, aged 66. He never married and was succeeded in the baronies by his younger brother, Hallyburton.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stratheden And Campbell, William Campbell, 2nd Baron 1824 births 1893 deaths Nobility from the Scottish Borders People educated at Eton College Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs who inherited peerages