George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll GCH

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, PC

Privy Council of the United Kingdom

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 (22 September 1768 – 22 October 1839), styled Earl of Campbell from 1768 to 1770 and Marquess of Lorne from 1770 to 1806, was a Scottish

Scotland

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 Whig politician and nobleman.

Background

Argyll was the eldest son of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll

John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll

Field Marshal John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll , styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman.-Military career:...

 and his wife, Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton

Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton

Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll & 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon was a celebrated Irish belle and society hostess.- Early life :...

, daughter of Colonel John Gunning.

Career

Argyll sat as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for St Germans

St Germans (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1790 to 1796. In 1806 he succeeded his father in the dukedom and entered the House of Lords

House of Lords

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. He was Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland from 1827 to 1828 and again from 1830 and 1839. In 1833 he was sworn of the Privy Council

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 and appointed Lord Steward of the Household in the Whig administration headed by Lord Grey

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey

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, a position he retained when Lord Melbourne

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics...

 became prime minister in July 1834. The Wgigs fell from power in November 1834 but returned to office already in April 1835, when Argyll once again became Lord Steward under Melbourne. He continued in the post until his death in 1839. Argyll was also Lord-Lieutenant of Argyllshire from 1799 to 1839.

Family

Argyll married Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers, daughter of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey

George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey

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, at Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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, on 29 November 1810. They had no children. He died in October 1839, aged 71 at Inveraray Castle

Inveraray Castle

Inveraray Castle is an estate house near Inveraray in Argyll in western Scotland.It is the seat of the Duke of Argyll and a Category A listed building.-Ghosts:...

, Argyllshire, and was buried on 10 November 1839 at Kilmun

Kilmun

Kilmun is a linear settlement on the north shore of the Holy Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It runs between the head of the loch and connects with the village of Strone at Strone Point, where the loch joins the Firth of Clyde....

, Cowal

Cowal

thumb|Cowal shown within ArgyllCowal is a peninsula in Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands.-Description:The northern part of Cowal is mostly the mountainous Argyll Forest Park. Cowal is separated from the Kintyre peninsula to the west by Loch Fyne, and from Inverclyde and North Ayrshire to...

. His brother, Lord John Campbell

John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll

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, succeeded to his titles.