| Authorised form of name | Campbell; Archibald (1629 - 1685); 9th Earl of Argyll; politician and clan leader |
| Dates | 1629 - 1685 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| British |
| Place of birth | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe |
| Date of birth | 26 February 1629 |
| Place of death | The Coss of Edinburgh, Scotland, Europe |
| Date of death | 30 June 1685 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland, Europe |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Activity | Education:
Glasgow University (1643)
Career:
Travelled in France and Italy (1648-1649); Colonel, afterwards Lieutenant-General in the Royalist Army, fought against his father (1650-1654); imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle (1657-1660 and 1661-1663, after the execution of his father), released on secret instructions from the King; Scottish Privy Councillor (1664); Extraordinary Lord of Session (1674-1681); objected to the Test Act; dismissed from the Privy Council for not having properly taken the test and imprisoned on charges including treason (1681); escaped with the aid of his stepdaughter and reached London, where he lived under an assumed name; took part in the Monmouth rebellion (1685); taken prisoner at Inchinnan and beheaded at Edinburgh on the charges laid against him in 1681
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 28/10/1663 |
| Proposer | Sir Robert Moray |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | 9 August 1682 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Proposed on the same day as elected; Admitted 4 November 1663 |
| Relationships | Parents: Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquis of Argyll, and Margaret Douglas
Married: 1) Mary Stuart [Stewart]; 2) Anne Mackenzie, Countess of Balcarres
Children: 1) Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll; John Campbell of Mamore; Charles Campbell, James Campbell, Mary Campbell, Anne Stuart (formerly Maitland; née Campbell); Jean Kerr (née Campbell) |
| General context | Although Campbell was a Royalist supporter throughout the Civil War and the Protectorate, post-Restoration rulers were still suspicious of his political motives as he held hereditary judicial powers as the chief of Clan Campbell and held an important role in Scottish politics. The ascension of James I and Campbell's subsequent refusal to convert to Catholicism were ultimately his downfall. His trial is considered by some to have been a show trial and the verdict of a death sentence to have been exaggerated so as to deter people from similar acts against the crown. His death made Campbell to somewhat of a martyr to presbyterians. |
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| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; GEC; Hunter; ODNB
Notes:
ODNB has Newbattle Abbey, Edinburghshire as place of birth. He was later reburied at Kilmun Parish Church in the county of Argyll and Bute in Scotland. From 1638, he held the courtesy title Lord Lorne and he also held the title Lord Argyll [Argile]. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/64945461 |
| Royal Society code | NA7441 |