Barrington Campbell, 3rd Baron Blythswood
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Major-General Barrington Bulkeley Campbell, 3rd Baron Blythswood, KCB
CVO
(18 February 1845 – 13 March 1918) was a British Army
officer.
, Barrington Campbell became a lieutenant
in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry Cavalry
in 15 October 1867. He was awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal in 1889 for saving a life. He was promoted to Major-General
in 1898 and served as Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey
from 1903 to 1908.
In 1908, his name was legally changed to Barrington Bulkeley Douglas-Campbell but on 30 September 1916 he reverted to Barrington Bulkeley Campbell when he succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Blythswood, in the County of Renfrewshire, on the death of his brother, Reverend Sholto Campbell, 2nd Baron Blythswood. He inherited Blythswood
in the County of Renfrewshire
at that time.
He was succeeded by his son, Brig.-Maj. Archibald Campbell
who became 4th Baron Blythswood and who had also, in 1916, legally changed his name to Douglas-Campbell.
Order of the Bath
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CVO
Royal Victorian Order
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(18 February 1845 – 13 March 1918) was a British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer.
Military career
Born the son of Archibald Campbell, 17th Laird of MainsDouglas of Mains
The Douglases of Mains are a branch of the Clan Douglas, related to the Lords of Douglas through Archibald I, Lord of Douglas. The first Laird obtained land through marriage into the Galbraith family, which had been granted land in New Kilpatrick by Maldowen, Earl of Lennox...
, Barrington Campbell became a lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry Cavalry
Lanarkshire Yeomanry
The Lanarkshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1819, which served as a dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and provided two field artillery regiments in the Second World War, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry in...
in 15 October 1867. He was awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal in 1889 for saving a life. He was promoted to Major-General
Major-General (United Kingdom)
Major general is a senior rank in the British Army. Since 1996 the highest position within the Royal Marines is the Commandant General Royal Marines who holds the rank of major general...
in 1898 and served as Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey
Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
The Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown. The role of the Lieutenant Governor is to act as the de facto head of state in Guernsey and as liaison between the governments of Guernsey and the...
from 1903 to 1908.
In 1908, his name was legally changed to Barrington Bulkeley Douglas-Campbell but on 30 September 1916 he reverted to Barrington Bulkeley Campbell when he succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Blythswood, in the County of Renfrewshire, on the death of his brother, Reverend Sholto Campbell, 2nd Baron Blythswood. He inherited Blythswood
Blythswood House
Blythswood House was a neoclassical mansion at Renfrew, Scotland. It was designed in 1821, by the eminent architect James Gillespie Graham for Archibald Campbell, the Member of Parliament for the Glasgow District of Burghs....
in the County of Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...
at that time.
He was succeeded by his son, Brig.-Maj. Archibald Campbell
Archibald Douglas, 4th Baron Blythswood
Brig.-Maj. Archibald Campbell, 4th Baron Blythswood KCVO was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Barrington Bulkeley Campbell, 3rd Baron Blythswood, and grandson of Archibald Douglas of Mains....
who became 4th Baron Blythswood and who had also, in 1916, legally changed his name to Douglas-Campbell.