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day, wife of Lord Colin Campbell, the fifth son of the Duke of Argyll, who was born in 1853 ; educ. at Eton, St. Andrews, and Cambridge, and entered the Middle Temple, 18 /u; M.P. from 1878 ; in 1881 he married Gertrude Eliza- beth, daughter of Edmond Maghlin Blood, Esq., of Brickhill, county Clare.

Campbell, Douglas H. 21ie Master of St. C/Uoe School. An English educator.

Campbell, Eleanor W. His Widow. An American lady, widow of John Wil- son Campbell ; a bookseller in Peters- burg, Va., for thirty years; b. in that State(?).

Campbell, Elizabeth Thynne, -1 866. The Countess of Cawdor. An English lady, daughter of the 2d Marquess of Bath ; wife of John Frederick Campbell, 1st earl of Cawder, whom she married in 1816.

Campbell, Ellen A. F. Abbie Plan- ner.

Campbell, George John Douglas, 8th duke of Argyle. Macullum More; The Marquis of Lome.

See " I. and P.," Pirst Series, p. 377.

CampbeU, Henry Stuart, 1839-. Campbell Wheaton. An American edi- tor and author; b. at Lockport, N.Y.; in 1886 resident at Orange, N.J.

Campbell, Sir James, Bart. A Free- holder. An Irish gentleman, member of the Irish House of Commons.

Campbell, John, 1753-84. A British Officer lately returned from the East Indies. A Scottish officer ; b. at Levenside House, near Dumbarton; entered the army as an ensign in 1771 ; lieutenant- colonel, 1781 ; d. at Bombay.

CampbeU, John, 1766-1840. J. C. A Scottish philanthropist; b. at Edin- burgh, and educ. at the high school ; a classfellow of Sir Walter Scott ; his life was devoted to works of Christian phi- lanthropy ; in 1802 he became minister of Kingsland Independent Chapel in London, and d. in that city(?).

Campbell, John, 2d duke of Argyle, 1678-1743. The Penetrating Argilius. An able English commander ; served with distinction on the Continent, 1705-10, and became lieutenant-general ; and at the accession of George I. was made commander-in-chief of all the forces in Scotland.

CampbeU, John, LL.D., 1708-75. M. Ludonicus ; Shepherd of Banbury.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 377.

Campbell, John, 4th earl of Loudoun, 1705-82. A Noble Lord ; A Noble Com- mander in America. A Scottish military


commander ; only son of Hugh, 3d earl of Loudoun ; entered the army in 1727 ; in 1756 he was appointed commander-in- chief of the British forces in America; on his arrival he laid plans for the siege of Louisburg; but, wasting his time at Halifax, he was recalled to England, and General Amherst succeeded him; d. at Loudoun Castle.

Campbell, John Francis, 1822-85. A Traveller. A Scottish writer; b. at Islay; educ. at Eton and Edinburgh; occupied post under the government; d. at Cannes.

Campbell, John George Edveard Henry Douglas Sutherland, 1845-. The Marquis of Lome. A Scottish poet; son of the 8th duke of Argyll ; educ. at Eton, St. Andrews, and Trin. Coll., Cambridge; M.P., 1868-78; in 1871 married H.E.H. the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, 4th daughter of H.M. Queen Victoria ; was for a time governor- general of the Dominion of Canada, from 1878.

Campbell, Mary. Highland Mary. A Scottish lass, immortalized by Burns.

Campbell, Mrs. N. W. A Mother.

Campbell, Robert Allen. A Chi- cago Bible Class l^eacher. An American writer; a publisher^) of Chicago; af- terwardsC?) of St. Louis.

Campbell, Thomas. An Impartial Hand. A Scottish writer of the early part of the eighteenth century.

CampbeU, Thomas, 1733-95. An English Traveller. An Irish clergyman ; b. at Glack Co., Tyrone; Trin. Coll., Dublin, 1756; curate of Clogher till 1772, when he was collated to the pre- bend of TyhoUand ; and in 1773 he was made chancellor of St. Macartin's, Clogher ; d. in London.

Canning, Rt. Hon. George. The Grand Vizier ; Charlatan Gas ; The Eight Honourable G. C q.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 378.

Canning, Kev. Richard, A.M., 1708- 75. A Clergyman. An English divine; educ. at Cambridge ; many years minis- ter of the parish of St. Lawrence, in Ipswich, where(l) he died.

Cannon, Charles James, 1800-60. Grandfather Greenway. An American author; b. and d. in New York City; was of Irish parentage, and a Roman Catholic; wrote poems, dramas, and novels.

Cant, Rev. Andrew, -1728. A. C, One of the suffering Clergy there. A Scottish divine ; bishop of Glasgow ; son of Andrew Cant; from whose whining