Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet, of Ardkinglass
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Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet of Ardkinglass, (c.1666–5 July 1752) was a British
Member of Parliament
and the son of Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Baronet of Ardkinglass.
1708-1734 and Stirlingshire
1734-1741.
Sir James Campbell's seat was Ardkinglas Castle, which stood on the shore of Loch Fyne
, Argyllshire, Scotland. The castle which was built in the form of a quadrangle around an inner courtyard measuring 98 ft in each direction, there were large turrets on three of the corners, to the front there was a large gate tower with two flanking defensive turrets. It was surrounded by beautiful gardens and parkland and the vast Ardkinglas estate. By 1769 the castle was reported destroyed.
Sir James married Margaret Campbell, the heiress of the Gargunnock
estate. Their only son drowned, their eldest daughter Helen Campbell, married Sir James Livingston, 2nd Baronet of Glentirran and Dalderse, their eldest son Lt.Col. Sir James Livingston-Campbell, succeeded to the Ardkinglas estate. Around 1700 Sir James Campbell, acquired Dunderave Castle and estate. His second marriage on 21st Nov.1732 was to Anne Callander, the daughter of John Callander, Laird of Craigforth, and widow of Colonel John Blackadder.
The Callander of Craigforth
family later succeeded to the Ardkinglas estate.
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and the son of Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Baronet of Ardkinglass.
Biography
Campbell served as MP for Scotland 1707-1708, ArgyllshireArgyllshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Argyllshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1950, when it was renamed Argyll...
1708-1734 and Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Stirlingshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain and later of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1918...
1734-1741.
Sir James Campbell's seat was Ardkinglas Castle, which stood on the shore of Loch Fyne
Loch Fyne
Loch Fyne is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It extends inland from the Sound of Bute, making it the longest of the sea lochs...
, Argyllshire, Scotland. The castle which was built in the form of a quadrangle around an inner courtyard measuring 98 ft in each direction, there were large turrets on three of the corners, to the front there was a large gate tower with two flanking defensive turrets. It was surrounded by beautiful gardens and parkland and the vast Ardkinglas estate. By 1769 the castle was reported destroyed.
Sir James married Margaret Campbell, the heiress of the Gargunnock
Gargunnock
Gargunnock is a small village in the Stirling council area approximately seven miles west of Stirling, in Scotland. The 2001 census population was 944...
estate. Their only son drowned, their eldest daughter Helen Campbell, married Sir James Livingston, 2nd Baronet of Glentirran and Dalderse, their eldest son Lt.Col. Sir James Livingston-Campbell, succeeded to the Ardkinglas estate. Around 1700 Sir James Campbell, acquired Dunderave Castle and estate. His second marriage on 21st Nov.1732 was to Anne Callander, the daughter of John Callander, Laird of Craigforth, and widow of Colonel John Blackadder.
The Callander of Craigforth
James Henry Callander
James Henry Callander , of Craigforth, Stirlingshire, was a Scottish politician.-Background and education:Callandar was the eldest son of Colonel George Callander, of Craigforth, and his wife the Honourable Elizabeth Erskine...
family later succeeded to the Ardkinglas estate.