Cockburn-Campbell Baronets
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The Campbell, later Cockburn-Campbell Baronetcy, of Gartsford in the County of Ross, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 3 July 1821 for Lieutenant-General Alexander Campbell
, with remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to 1) the male issue of his daughter Olympia, failing which 2) to the male issue of his daughter Isabella Charlotte. He had already been created a Baronet on 6 May 1815, with normal remainder to heirs male. Campbell had earlier fought at the Battle of Seringapatam
in 1799 and commanded a division during the Peninsular War
. The creation of 1815 became extinct on his death in 1824 while he was succeeded in the 1821 creation by Alexander Thomas Campbell, who assumed the additional surname of Campbell the same year. The fourth Baronet was President of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
. The sixth Baronet was the author of the autobiography "Land of Lots of Time".
The family surname is pronounced "Coburn-Campbell".
Sir Alexander Campbell, 1st Baronet
Sir Alexander Campbell, 1st Baronet, GCB was a senior officer of the British Army during the early nineteenth century...
, with remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to 1) the male issue of his daughter Olympia, failing which 2) to the male issue of his daughter Isabella Charlotte. He had already been created a Baronet on 6 May 1815, with normal remainder to heirs male. Campbell had earlier fought at the Battle of Seringapatam
Battle of Seringapatam
The Siege of Seringapatam was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore. The British achieved a decisive victory after breaching the walls of the fortress at Seringapatam and storming the citadel. Tippu Sultan, Mysore's...
in 1799 and commanded a division during the Peninsular War
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
. The creation of 1815 became extinct on his death in 1824 while he was succeeded in the 1821 creation by Alexander Thomas Campbell, who assumed the additional surname of Campbell the same year. The fourth Baronet was President of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
. The sixth Baronet was the author of the autobiography "Land of Lots of Time".
The family surname is pronounced "Coburn-Campbell".
Campbell, later Cockburn-Campbell Baronets, of Gartsford (1821)
- Sir Alexander Campbell, 1st BaronetSir Alexander Campbell, 1st BaronetSir Alexander Campbell, 1st Baronet, GCB was a senior officer of the British Army during the early nineteenth century...
(d. 1824) - Sir Alexander Thomas Cockburn-Campbell, 2nd Baronet (d. 1871)
- Sir Alexander Cockburn-Campbell, 3rd Baronet (1843-1871)
- Sir Thomas Cockburn-Campbell, 4th Baronet (1845-1892)
- Sir Alexander Thomas Cockburn-Campbell, 5th Baronet (1872-1935)
- Sir Thomas Cockburn-Campbell, 6th Baronet (1918-1999)
- Sir Alexander Thomas Cockburn-Campbell, 7th Baronet (b. 1945)