John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (born 1723)
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll
Field Marshal John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. After serving as a junior officer in Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession, he was given command of a regiment and was redeployed to Scotland where he opposed the Jacobites at Loch Fyne at an early stage of the Jacobite Rebellion and went on to fight against them at the Battle of Falkirk Muir and then at the Battle of Culloden. He later became adjutant-general in Ireland and spent some 20 years as a Member of Parliament before retiring to Inveraray Castle.
Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire. The office was created on 6 May 1794 and replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute in 1975.
- John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll 17 March 1794 – 1799
- George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll 16 April 1799 – 22 October 1839
- John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane 4 December 1839 – 8 November 1862
- George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll 15 November 1862 – 24 April 1900
- John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll 27 July 1900 – 2 May 1914
- Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane 17 August 1914 – 19 October 1922
- Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll 20 February 1923 – 20 August 1949
- Sir Bruce Atta Campbell 5 December 1949 – 28 August 1954
- Charles Maclean, Baron Maclean 24 November 1954 – 1975