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CAMPBELL, Charles (c.1695-1741), of Auchnacreive.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
Available from Boydell and Brewer
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Constituency
Dates
27 Apr. 1736 - 8 Oct. 1741
Family and Education
b. c.1695, 2nd s. of Hon. John Campbell of Mamore and bro. of Gen. John and William Campbell. unm.
Offices Held
Ensign 12 Ft. 1726; 3 Ft. Gds. 1728; capt. 15 Ft. 1733; maj. Robinson’s Marines 1741; lt.-col. 61 Ft. 1741.
Biography
Campbell was returned in 1736 on the interest of his first cousin, John, Duke of Argyll, whom he followed into opposition, voting against the Spanish convention in 1739. Returned again in 1741, he died 8 Oct. 1741 in Jamaica.