Walter Campbell of Shawfield
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Walter Campbell of Shawfield (1741 – October 19, 1816), the grandson of Daniel Campbell (d. 1753)
, was Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1789 to 1791. He was also the Laird
of Islay
, Scotland
.
His daughter Katherine married Sir Charles Jenkinson, 10th Baronet
, a cousin of Lord Liverpool
, the Prime Minister in 1812-27.
Daniel Campbell (d. 1753)
Daniel Campbell , or Donald Campbell, of Shawfield and Islay, was a leading Glasgow merchant and member of parliament, nicknamed “Great Daniel” because of his size and great wealth.-Dates:...
, was Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1789 to 1791. He was also the Laird
Laird
A Laird is a member of the gentry and is a heritable title in Scotland. In the non-peerage table of precedence, a Laird ranks below a Baron and above an Esquire.-Etymology:...
of Islay
Islay
-Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
His daughter Katherine married Sir Charles Jenkinson, 10th Baronet
Sir Charles Jenkinson, 10th Baronet
Sir Charles Jenkinson, 10th Baronet , known as Charles Jenkinson until 1851, was a British politician.-Background:...
, a cousin of Lord Liverpool
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool KG PC was a British politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since the Union with Ireland in 1801. He was 42 years old when he became premier in 1812 which made him younger than all of his successors to date...
, the Prime Minister in 1812-27.