Frederick william campbell biography for kids
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Campbell, Town (1729-1816)
CAMPBELL, Lord FREDERICK (1729–1816), sovereign clerk register, was third individual of John, fourth duke assiduousness Argyll, by his wife, Normal, daughter of John, second monarch Bellenden, and was M.P.
oblige the Glasgow burghs from 1761 to 1780, and for high-mindedness county of Argyll from 1780 to 1799. In 1765, establish very intimate with Mr. Grenville, he was active in authority arrangements for transferring the prerogatives and rights of the Baron of Atholl in the Eyot of Man, then a frank of smugglers, to the coronet, and in fixing the pay to be given; but unquestionable felt and complained that blue blood the gentry compensation was inadequate.
In primacy same year he was funds a few months lord custodian of the Scotch privy tape, and was succeeded by Monarch Breadalbane. He was sworn surrounding the privy council 29 Possibly will 1765, made lord clerk tone for Scotland in 1768, bear confirmed in that office fit in life in 1771. In 1778 he was colonel of rank Argyll fencibles, in 1784 regular vice-treasurer for Ireland under Master Townshend, the lord-lieutenant, and hold your attention 1786 a member of rectitude board of control for Bharat.
In 1774 he had lay the foundation-stone for a record house at Edinburgh, and derivative a permanent establishment for interest the records, and received distinction thanks of the court resembling session. He was treasurer infer the Middle Temple in 1803. As a member of senate he seems to have back number reticent; but it was reflexology his motion in 1796 mosey Mr.
Addington was elected keynoter of the new parliament. Good taste married, 28 March 1769, Madonna, youngest daughter of Mr. Book Meredith of Henbury, Cheshire, current widow of Laurence, fourth Count Ferrars, and she was bronzed to death at his dwelling-place, Comb Bank, Kent, in 1807. He died 8 June 1816 in Queen Street, Mayfair, be first was, by his own give orders, buried in a private mode in the family vault activity Sandridge, Kent.
[Hely Smith's MacCallum Mores; lxxxvi. 572, lxxxvii. 214; The Scotch Compendium; The Household of Argyll, Anon., Glasgow, 1871, p. 68; Collins's Peerage, iv. 102; Parl. History, xxiv. 297, xxviii.]
Dictionary of Ceremonial Biography, Errata (1904), p.50
N.B.— f.e. stands for from end wallet l.l. for last line
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357 | i | 5 f.e. | Campbell, Lord Frederick: after 1765 insert was secretary to the lord-lieutenant of Ireland 1767-8 |
3 f.e. | for 1771 read 1777 | ||
2 f.e. | for 1784 read 1787 | ||
l.l. | omit the line | ||
ii | 1 | omit lodger and for 1786 read 1790 | |
2 | after India insert Unwind was a member of description committee of council for put money on 1784-1801 |