Ian Campbell, 12th and 5th Duke of Argyll, KStJ, DL, FRSA (28 August 1937 – 21 April 2001), styled Marquess of Lorne between 1949 and 1973, was a Scottish peer and Chief of Clan Campbell. He was the 12th Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland, 5th Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute.[1]
The Duke of Argyll | |
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Predecessor | Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll |
Successor | Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll |
Born | 28 August 1937 |
Died | 21 April 2001 | (aged 63)
Spouse(s) | |
Issue | Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll Lady Louise Burrell |
Parents | Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll Louise Hollingsworth Morris Clews |
Occupation | Scottish peer, businessman, and Chief of Clan Campbell |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 7 April 1973 – 11 November 1999 as a hereditary peer | |
Preceded by | Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Early life and education
editArgyll was the son of Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, and his second wife, Louise Hollingsworth Morris Clews.
He was brought up in Portugal and France, educated at Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland and Glenalmond College in Scotland before going on to McGill University in Canada where he studied engineering.[1]
Later life
editIn 1953, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. He served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, earning the rank of captain. Following his military service he worked in banking, then spent four years as a sales executive with Rank Xerox Export, regularly travelling behind the Iron Curtain.
In 1968 he took over running the dukedom's Inveraray Castle estate for his father.[1] On the death of his father in 1973, Argyll became a member of the board of directors of three distilleries and in 1977 became Chairman of Beinn Bhuidhe Holdings Ltd. in 1977. He was invested as a Knight of the Order of St. John in 1975.
Marriage and children
editArgyll married Iona Mary Colquhoun, daughter of Sir Ivar Colquhoun, 8th Baronet, in 1964. They lived at Inveraray Castle in Argyll. The couple had two children:[2]
- Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll (born 29 May 1968)
- Lady Louise Iona Campbell (born 26 October 1972), married Anthony Merrik Burrell in 1998.
Iona, Duchess of Argyll, and her daughter Lady Louise are both patronesses of the Royal Caledonian Ball.[3]
Death
editThe duke died of heart failure during surgery in 2001 at the age of 63.[4] While most Dukes and Duchesses of Argyll are buried at Kilmun Parish Church, the 12th Duke and his father, the 11th Duke, both chose to be buried on the island of Inishail in Loch Awe.
In popular culture
editIn the 2021 mini-series A Very British Scandal, Campbell was played by Daniel Burt.[5]
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References
edit- ^ a b c "The Duke of Argyll". The Daily Telegraph. 23 April 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Iona, Duchess of Argyll and Lady Louise Burrell". Tatler. 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ Andrew Roth, The Duke of Argyll, obituary, The Guardian, 23 April 2001
- ^ "A Very British Scandal". D&B Academy of Performing Arts. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.