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BREAD ALB ANE. 15 death he was found heir to his Father 26 Dec. 1733. Rep. Peer [SJ 1736-52 Lord Lieut of Perthshire. He m. firstly Frances, da. of Henry (Cavendish), 2nd and last Di!KE or Newcastle, by Frances, da. of the Hon. William Pikrrepont. She who was b. 2"> June 1660, d. s.p. and v.p. 4 Feb. 1690 in her 30th year. He m secondly, 23 May 1G95, Henrietta, sister of Edward, 1st. Earl ok Jersey, da. of Sir K.lward ViLLlEUS, Knight- Marshal, by Frances, da. of Theophilus (Howard), Earl of Suffolk. She d. 1 Feb. 1719/20. He d. at the Abbey of Holyroodhouse, 23 Feb. 1752, in his 90th year. Will pr. Feb. 1753. III. 1752. 3. John (Cajipbell), Earl op Breadalbane and Holland, &c. [S.j only s. and h. by 2nd wife bap. 10 March 1695/6 at the Chapel Royal; matrie. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 13 Oct. 1711 and then aged 15, Master of the Horse to the Princess of Wales, 1718 ; Minister to Copenhagen, 1720. K.B. (under the stylo of Lord Glenorcky) at the revival of that order, 1725 ; M.P. for Saltash, 1727-11 ; for Orford, 1741-46 ; Minister to St. Petersburgh, Dec. 1731 ; one of the Lords of the Admiralty 1741-42 ; Master of the Jewel Office, 1746 ; Kep. Pkeu [S.] 1752-6S and 17'4-SO; Ch. Justice in Eyre south of Trent, 1761-65 ; Keeper of the Privy Seal [S.], May to Oct. 1705 ; Vice-Admiral [S.] 1776-82. In politics he was a warm supporter of Walpole. On 5 May 1775 he executed an entail of his vast estates to the inheritor of the title viz. theh. male (in the first instance) of the 1st Earl. He m. firstly, 20 Feb. 1717/8 (Lie. Fac.) at St. James' Westm., Amabel, 1st da. and coheir of Henry (Grey), Duke of Kent, by his 1st wife, Jemima, da. of Thomas (Crewe), Baron Chewe of Steyne. She d. at Copenhagen 2 March 1727.( a ) He m. secondly 23 Jan. 1730, Arabella, 3rd da. and coheir of John Pehshall, (s. and h. ap. of Sir Thomas Pershall, Bart.), by Charlotte, da. of Thomas (Colepepeb), Lord Colepepkr. She d. at Bath 1 Sep. 17«2 in her 60th year. He d. 26 Jan. 1782 in his 86th year, at the Abbey of Holyroodhouse. On his death the succession opened to the heirs male (general) of the grantee. [John Campbell, styled Lord Glenorchy, 2nd but 1st (in 1744) surv. s. and h. ap. 4. 20 and bap. 30 Sep. 1738 at St. Marylebone, Midx. He m. in London, 26 Sep. 1761, Willielrna, 2nd and posthumous da. and coheir of William Maxwell of Preston. He d. s r .p. and s.p.s. 14 Nov. 1771 in his 34th year at Barn- ton, co. Edinburgh, and was bur. at Finlarig. His widow, well known for her charity and piety, being foundress of a sect of Protestant dissenters, d. in St. Georges sq. Edinburgh, 17 July 178G, in her 41th year and was bur. in a chapel there which she herself had founded]. IY. 1782. 1. Jorix (Campbell), Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, &c. [S.], third cousin and h. male, being 1st. s. and h. Barony, of Colin Campbell of CarwUin, by Elizabeth, da. of Archibald CaMV- T 1 R(C BKLL °^ Stonefield, which Colin C. was only s. of Robert C. 1. loUO. of Borland, the only s. who had issue of Colin 0. of Mochaster, who was 3rd s. of Sir Robert Campbell, Bart. [S.], Laird of Glenut chy, Marquessate, whereby he was yr. br. of Sir John C. Bart. [8.1 who was father of I 1S31 John, cr. Earl of" Breadalbane, &c. as afsd.( b ) He was b. 30 March 1762 ; sue. his Father in the estate of Carwhen 30 March 1772 and his eouBin in the Peerage and vast family estates, in 1782, as afsd. Rep. Peer [S.] 1784 to 1812. Having joined the army in 1795, he raised a Reg. of (») Jemima, their only child who survived infancy, b. 9 Oct. 1723 sue. her maternal grandfather (the Duke of Kent) as Marchioness dk Grey and Baroness Lucas. See those titles. ( b ) The following pedigree shews the descent of the Earldom, which, after the death of the 3rd Earl, is, in the first instance, to the heirs male of the Grantee. Sir Robert Campbell, Bart. [S.], Laird of Qlenurchy, d. Nov. 1657, aged 82. x I 1 1 I 1 1 Sir John C. Colin C. of William C. Alexander C. of Duncan C. of other Bart. [S.], s. Mochaster of Glenfal- Lochdochart in Auchlyne whose sons d. and k. 1st s. co. Pertk, lock co. 1648. 6th s. maleissue is now unm. d. June 3rds. d. Pertk,5ths. =f= (1886) extinct. 1686. 1868. d.1648. X 7th s. B