39:
62:, Scotland. The castle was built in the form of a quadrangle around an inner courtyard measuring 98 ft in each direction. There were large turrets on three of the corners and to the front was a large gate tower with two flanking defensive turrets. It was surrounded by beautiful gardens and parkland and the vast Ardkinglas estate.
81:
Campbell was a commissioner justiciary for the
Highlands in 1701 and 1702. In the Scottish election of 1702 he succeeded his father in the Parliament of Scotland as Commissioner for Argyllshire. In 1704 he became a burgess of Edinburgh and also joined the British Army as a lieutenant in the
90:
in the 1707 Parliament. He was one of dependants of the Duke of Argyll and supported the bill to complete the Union, which other
Campbells opposed. He was promoted to captain in March 1708 and guidon and major in June 1708. At the
107:
on the death of his father. In
Parliament he was on the drafting committee for the East Tarbert harbour bill and voted for the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell. He was returned unopposed for Argyllshire again in the
159:
Campbell died on 5 July 1752, aged 86. He and his first wife
Margaret had a son and eight daughters, but their only son drowned and the baronetcy became extinct. Their eldest daughter, Helen Campbell, married
523:
165:
533:
116:. He voted against the expulsion of Richard Steele on 18 March 1714, and spoke in the debate on the succession, but was generally more concerned with Scottish business.
528:
317:
518:
161:
135:
general elections. He made a second marriage on 21 November 1732 to Anne
Callander, the daughter of John Callander, Laird of Craigforth, and widow of
336:
112:, and became major in 1710 and lieutenant-colonel from 1711. His affiliations were unclear but was a Whig when returned again for Argyllshire at the
384:
87:
467:
321:
47:
50:
and his wife Helen
Maxwell, daughter of Patrick Maxwell, of Newark, Renfrew who was MP in the Parliament of Scotland. The family seat was
440:
144:
409:
100:
286:
513:
578:
419:
264:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
27:
349:
38:
148:
140:
132:
128:
124:
113:
109:
92:
83:
367:
358:
239:
120:
22:
of
Ardkinglass, (c.1666 – 5 July 1752) was a British Army officer and Scottish politician who sat in the
458:
345:
325:
193:
216:
136:
308:
23:
86:. After the Act of Union he was chosen as one of the 60 Scottish representatives to serve for
503:
287:"CAMPBELL, Sir James, 2nd Bt. (c.1665-1752), of Ardkinglas, Argyll, and Gargunnock, Stirling"
169:
508:
436:
405:
380:
96:
8:
450:
332:
474:
104:
51:
429:
147:. Also in 1734 he was appointed Muster Master of Scotland. He did not stand at the
70:
151:
and resigned or was dismissed from his post as Muster Master probably in 1742.
65:
By 1697, Campbell had married
Margaret Campbell, daughter of Adam Campbell of
497:
123:
and held the post until March 1717. He was returned for
Argyllshire in the
59:
66:
524:
Members of the
Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies
55:
139:
who had succeeded him as Deputy Governor of Stirling Castle. At the
119:
In 1715, Campbell left the army on being appointed the first deputy
73:
and estate. His wife who inherited the Gargunnock estate in 1704.
162:
Sir James Livingston, 2nd Baronet of Glentirran and Dalderse
198:, vol. 4, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, p. 307
265:"CAMPBELL, James (c.1666-1752), of Ardkinglas, Argyll"
164:. The Ardkinglas estate passed to their son Lt.Col.
529:Shire Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland
172:family later succeeded to the Ardkinglas estate.
76:
495:
534:Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1702–1707
48:Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Baronet, of Ardkinglass
16:British Army officer and Scottish politician
187:
185:
289:. History of Parliament Online (1715–1754)
267:. History of Parliament Online (1690–1715)
103:. In 1709 he succeeded to the estates and
519:Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
242:Members of Parliament, Scotland 1357-1882
195:Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665–1707)
182:
37:
217:"Ardkinglas Estate - Earlier Buildings"
191:
496:
237:
69:, Stirling and, around 1700, acquired
231:
192:Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1904),
279:
154:
42:Dunderave Castle, Loch Fyne, Argyll
13:
257:
168:, formerly James Livingstone. The
14:
590:
166:Sir James Campbell, 3rd Baronet
20:Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet
209:
77:Political and military careers
54:, which stood on the shore of
1:
514:Nobility from Argyll and Bute
175:
114:1713 British general election
110:1710 British general election
95:he was returned unopposed as
33:
26:from 1703 to 1707 and in the
579:British Life Guards officers
238:Foster, Joseph, ed. (1882),
7:
368:Parliament of Great Britain
359:Parliament of Great Britain
121:Governor of Stirling Castle
10:
595:
246:, Hazell, Watson and Viney
143:he was returned as MP for
472:
464:
459:Baronetage of Nova Scotia
457:
447:
434:
426:
416:
403:
398:
378:
373:
366:
354:
330:
314:
307:
46:Campbell was the son of
28:British House of Commons
170:Callander of Craigforth
137:Colonel John Blackadder
309:Parliament of Scotland
43:
24:Parliament of Scotland
574:British MPs 1734–1741
569:British MPs 1727–1734
564:British MPs 1722–1727
559:British MPs 1715–1722
554:British MPs 1713–1715
549:British MPs 1710–1713
544:British MPs 1708–1710
539:British MPs 1707–1708
149:1741 general election
141:1734 general election
93:1708 general election
41:
437:Member of Parliament
406:Member of Parliament
381:Member of Parliament
97:Member of Parliament
393:Constituency split
219:. Ardkinglas Estate
30:from 1707 to 1741.
451:Lord George Graham
350:Sir James Campbell
333:Shire Commissioner
322:Sir Colin Campbell
44:
492:
491:
448:Succeeded by
417:Succeeded by
355:Succeeded by
341:1702–1707
318:Sir John Campbell
52:Ardkinglas Castle
586:
479:(of Ardkinglass)
465:Preceded by
430:Henry Cunningham
427:Preceded by
420:Charles Campbell
400:New constituency
315:Preceded by
305:
304:
299:
298:
296:
294:
283:
277:
276:
274:
272:
261:
255:
254:
253:
251:
235:
229:
228:
226:
224:
213:
207:
206:
205:
203:
189:
155:Death and legacy
71:Dunderave Castle
594:
593:
589:
588:
587:
585:
584:
583:
494:
493:
482:
477:
470:
453:
444:
432:
422:
413:
388:
362:
348:
342:
340:
328:
324:
320:
303:
302:
292:
290:
285:
284:
280:
270:
268:
263:
262:
258:
249:
247:
236:
232:
222:
220:
215:
214:
210:
201:
199:
190:
183:
178:
157:
79:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
592:
582:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
490:
489:
484:
471:
468:Colin Campbell
466:
462:
461:
455:
454:
449:
446:
433:
428:
424:
423:
418:
415:
402:
396:
395:
390:
377:
375:New parliament
371:
370:
364:
363:
356:
353:
329:
316:
312:
311:
301:
300:
278:
256:
230:
208:
180:
179:
177:
174:
156:
153:
78:
75:
35:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
591:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
501:
499:
488:
485:
481:
478:
476:
469:
463:
460:
456:
452:
443:
442:
441:Stirlingshire
438:
431:
425:
421:
412:
411:
407:
401:
397:
394:
391:
387:
386:
382:
376:
372:
369:
365:
361:
360:
352:
351:
347:
346:John Campbell
339:
338:
334:
327:
326:John Campbell
323:
319:
313:
310:
306:
288:
282:
266:
260:
245:
244:
241:
234:
218:
212:
197:
196:
188:
186:
181:
173:
171:
167:
163:
152:
150:
146:
145:Stirlingshire
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
117:
115:
111:
106:
102:
98:
94:
89:
85:
74:
72:
68:
63:
61:
57:
53:
49:
40:
31:
29:
25:
21:
504:1660s births
486:
480:
473:
435:
404:
399:
392:
379:
374:
357:
344:
331:
293:20 September
291:. Retrieved
281:
271:20 September
269:. Retrieved
259:
248:, retrieved
243:
240:
233:
221:. Retrieved
211:
200:, retrieved
194:
158:
118:
80:
64:
45:
19:
18:
509:1752 deaths
410:Argyllshire
223:19 November
101:Argyllshire
84:Life Guards
60:Argyllshire
498:Categories
483:1709–1752
445:1734–1741
414:1708–1734
389:1707–1708
176:References
67:Gargunnock
34:Early life
250:28 August
105:baronetcy
56:Loch Fyne
487:Extinct
385:Scotland
88:Scotland
475:Baronet
343:With:
337:Argyll
202:9 May
439:for
408:for
383:for
335:for
295:2018
273:2018
252:2019
225:2011
204:2019
133:1727
131:and
129:1722
125:1715
99:for
500::
184:^
127:,
58:,
297:.
275:.
227:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
