Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll

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His Grace

The Duke of Argyll

KStJ DL FRSA
Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll
PredecessorIan Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll
SuccessorTorquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll
Born28 August 1937
Died21 April 2001(2001-04-21) (aged 63)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1964)​
IssueTorquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll
Lady Louise Burrell
ParentsIan Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll
Louise Hollingsworth Morris Clews
OccupationScottish 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 byIan Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll
Succeeded bySeat abolished

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]

Family history[edit]

The Campbell family descends from Gillespic Cambel, who some nine centuries ago acquired lands in the barony of Lochow, County Argyll, by marriage to his cousin Aife, daughter and heir of Paul an Sporran, Royal Treasurer and last of the Clan O'Duin, descended of Diarmid. From the 13th century the Lochow Campbells held the title of Mac Cailein Mhor, Chief of Clan Campbell.

In 1291, Sir Colin Campbell, of Lochow, was one of the nominees, on the part of Robert the Bruce, in the contest for the Crown of Scotland. Sir Duncan Campbell, of Lochow, became a Lord of Parliament as Lord Campbell under James II in 1445. His son Colin, the 2nd Lord Campbell, was created Earl of Argyll in 1457. The 10th Earl was advanced to the rank of Duke in the peerage of Scotland in 1701.

Early life and education[edit]

Argyll 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[edit]

In 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[edit]

Argyll 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]

Iona, Duchess of Argyll, and her daughter Lady Louise are both patronesses of the Royal Caledonian Ball.[3]

Death[edit]

The 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[edit]

In the 2021 mini-series A Very British Scandal, Campbell was played by Daniel Burt.[5]

Armorial bearings[edit]

Coat of arms of Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll
Coronet
The coronet of a duke
Crest
A Boar's Head fesswise erased Or armed Argent and langued Gules
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Gyronny of eight Or and Sable (Campbell); 2nd and 3rd, Argent a Lymphad Sable sails furled flag and pennants flying and oars in action proper (the Lordship of Lorne); in saltire behind the shield a Baton Gules powdered with Thistles Or ensigned with an Imperial Crown proper thereon the Crest of Scotland (as Hereditary Great Master of the Household in Scotland) and a Sword proper hilted and pommelled Or (as Hereditary Lord Justice General of Scotland)
Supporters
On either side a Lion guardant Gules
Motto
Ne Obliviscaris (Forget not)

Ancestry[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "The Duke of Argyll". The Daily Telegraph. 23 April 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Iona, Duchess of Argyll and Lady Louise Burrell". Tatler. 3 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. ^ Andrew Roth, The Duke of Argyll, obituary, The Guardian, 23 April 2001
  5. ^ "A Very British Scandal". D&B Academy of Performing Arts. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

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Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute
1994–2001 		Vacant
Title next held by
Kenneth MacKinnon
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Duke of Argyll
1973–2001 		Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Duke of Argyll
1973–2001
Member of the House of Lords
(1973–1999) 		Succeeded by
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