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     Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll was born on 10 October 1680 at Ham House, Petersham, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll and Elizabeth Tollemache.¹ He married by contract, firstly, Mary Brown, daughter of John Brown and Ursula Duncombe, on 30 December 1701.² He married, secondly, Jane Warburton, daughter of Thomas Warburton and Anne Williams, on 6 June 1717.² He and Mary Brown were separated.² He died on 4 October 1743 at age 62 at Sudbrooke, Surrey, England, without male issue.¹ He was buried on 15 October 1743 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.² His will (dated 3 December 1741) was probated on 31 October 1743.²
     Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll was Colonel of the 4th troop of the Horse Guards between 1703 and 1715.¹ He succeeded to the title of 11th Lord Lorne [S., 1470] on 25 September 1703.¹ He succeeded to the title of 11th Earl of Argyll [S., 1457] on 25 September 1703.¹ He succeeded to the title of 12th Lord Campbell [S., 1445] on 25 September 1703.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Lord of Kintyre [S., 1626] on 25 September 1703.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Campbell, of Lundy in Angus, co. Forfar [N.S., 1627] on 25 September 1703.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord of Inverary, Mull, Morvern and Tirie [S., 1701] on 25 September 1703.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Marquess of Kintyre and Lorn [S., 1701] on 25 September 1703.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Duke of Argyll [S., 1701] on 25 September 1703.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount of Lochow and Glenyla [S., 1701] on 25 September 1703.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Campbell and Cowall [S., 1701] on 25 September 1703.¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1704.¹ He held the office of an Extraordinary Lord of Session between 1704 and 1708.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) on 4 February 1703/4.¹ He held the office of High Commissioner of the Parliament [Scotland] in 1705.¹ He was created 1st Baron of Chatham, Kent on 26 November 1705.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Greenwich, Kent [England] on 26 November 1705.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1706.¹ He was Colonel of the 3rd regiment of Foot (or Buffs) between 1707 and 1711.¹ He fought in the campaigns under Marlborough between 1708 and 1710.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1709.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 3 February 1708/9.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 22 December 1710 resigning from the Order of the Thistle at the same time.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1711.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to King Carlos III of Spain in January 1710/11.¹ He held the office of Governor of Edinburgh Castle between 1712 and 1714.¹ He held the office of Governor of Minorca between June 1712 and April 1714.¹ He held the office of a Lord Justice, Regent of the Realm between 1 August 1714 and 18 September 1714.¹ He held the office of Governor of Minorca between 5 October 1714 and 29 June 1716.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Argyllshire between 1715 and 1743.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire between 1715 and 1743. He was Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards from 1715 to 1716.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey from 1715 to 1716.² He fought in the Battle of Sheriffmuir on 13 November 1715, where he defeated the adherents of the exiled House of Stuart.² He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household between 1718 and 1725.² He was created 1st Duke of Greenwich [Great Britain] on 27 April 1719.² He held the office of Master-General of the Ordnance between 1725 and 1730.² He was Colonel of the 3rd Horse (now 2nd Dragoon Guards) between 1726 and 1733.¹ He held the office of Governor of Portsmouth between 1730 and 1737.² He was Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards between 1733 and 1740.¹ He gained the rank of Field Marshal on 14 January 1735/36.¹ He was Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards between February 1742 and March 1742.¹ He held the office of Master-General of the Ordnance between February 1742 and March 1742.²
     Bishop Burnet remarked "few of his years have a better understanding, nor a more manly behaviour. He has seen most of the courts of Europe; is bery handsome in his person; fair complexioned; about twenty-five years old". Swift states "this great Duke was in his political life but a petty intriguer, a greedy courtier, and a factious patriot."² According to Horace Walpole, he "was graceful in his figure, ostentatious in his behaviour, impetuous in his passions; prompt to insult, even where he had wit to wound and eloquence to confound; and what is seldom seen, a miser as early as a hero ... He had a great thirst for books, a head admirably turned to mechanics, was a patron of ingenious men, a promoter of discoveries, and one of the first great encouragers of planting in England ... But perhaps too much has been said on the subject of a man who had so little great either in himself or his views ... that poterity will probably interest themselves very slightly in the history of his fortunes."²
     As he left no male issue, his English honours ceased on his death (i.e., Duke and Earl of Greenwich, Baron Chatham).² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Reverend James Douglas, 4th Baron Douglas of Douglas was born on 9 July 1787.¹ He was the son of Archibald James Edward Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Douglas and Lady Frances Scott.¹ He was baptised on 6 August 1787 at Petersham, Surrey, England.² He married Wilhelmina Murray, daughter of General Hon. James Patrick Murray and Anne Witham, on 18 May 1813.³ He died on 6 April 1857 at age 69 at Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, without issue.² He was buried at Douglas, Scotland.²
     Reverend James Douglas, 4th Baron Douglas of Douglas graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1810 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1816 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).² He was the Rector between 1819 and 1848 at Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England.¹ He was the Rector between 1825 and 1848 at Broughton, Northamptonshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Douglas of Douglas [S., 1790] on 10 September 1848.
     On his death, the Barony of Douglas of Douglas became extinct.

     Wilhelmina Murray was born circa 1787.² She was the daughter of General Hon. James Patrick Murray and Anne Witham.^1,2 She married Reverend James Douglas, 4th Baron Douglas of Douglas, son of Archibald James Edward Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Douglas and Lady Frances Scott, on 18 May 1813.¹ She died on 25 February 1866 at 19 Grosvenor Square, London, England.² She was buried at Douglas, Scotland.²
     Her married name became Lady Douglas.

     General Hon. James Patrick Murray was the son of Alexander Murray, 4th Lord Elibank.¹ He married Anne Witham, daughter of Abraham Witham.²

     
     Alexander Murray, 4th Lord Elibank gained the title of 4th Lord Elibank.¹

     Robina Lockhart was born circa 1662.² She was the daughter of Sir William Lockhart and Robina Sewster.¹ She married Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar, son of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus and Jean Wemyss, on 19 August 1679 at Lincoln's Inn Chapel, London, England.² She died on 20 March 1740/41 at Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.²
     From 19 August 1679, her married name became Douglas.

     Sir William Lockhart married Robina Sewster, daughter of John Sewster and Anne Cromwell.¹
     Sir William Lockhart held the office of Ambassador to France.¹ He lived at Lee, Scotland.¹

     Robina Sewster was the daughter of John Sewster and Anne Cromwell.¹ She married Sir William Lockhart.¹
     Her married name became Lockhart.¹

     John Sewster married Anne Cromwell, daughter of Robert Cromwell.¹

     Anne Cromwell was the daughter of Robert Cromwell.¹ She married John Sewster.¹