Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll

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Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll

Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll (born August 28, 1937 , † April 22, 2001 in London ) was a Scottish peer .

family

Ian Campbell was the son of Captain Ian Campbell and his second wife Louise. In 1949 his father inherited the title of Duke of Argyll from a cousin. Since then Campbell carried the courtesy title of Marquess of Lorne . His parents divorced in 1951. Shortly afterwards the father married Margaret Sweeny ; the sons stayed with their mother, who lived with them in France and Portugal. The stepmother later tried to prove that the sons of her husband from the second marriage were not his biological, in order to exclude them as heirs. The divorce of the father's third marriage took place in 1963 in a sensational process.

Campbell married Iona Mary Colquhoun in 1964, daughter of Sir Ivar Colquhoun, 8th Baronet . The couple had a son, Torquhil Ian Campbell , and a daughter. His titles passed to his son after his death.

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The family home of Inveraray Castle

Iam Campbell first attended the exclusive Le Rosey boarding school on Lake Geneva and later Glenalmond College in Scotland. He then studied at McGill University in Montreal . He was very linguistically gifted and learned seven languages ​​in the course of his life.

In the 1960s Campbell was active as a successful businessman, so in the export of Rank Xerox ; it was thanks to him that the first photocopy shop was opened in Moscow .

After his father's death in 1975, Campbell inherited not only the title of Duke of Argyll, but numerous other titles such as Hereditary Master of the Royal Household, Scotland , Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland , Admiral of the Western Coast and Isles and Keeper of Dunoon, Carrick, Dunstaffnage and Tarbert castles . The Duke was a member of the Queen's Body Guard for Scotland , the Royal Company of Archers and Sheriff of Oban .

In addition, the family seat went Inveraray Castle on him. As a result, the Duke mainly devoted himself to the administration of the family property, which, in addition to the castle, consists of extensive property. This included the island of Iona , which he sold in 1979 to pay inheritance tax. In 1975 the castle was badly damaged by fire, and Campbell asked the Campbell Clan , of which he was chief, for financial aid worldwide. When he was found to be worth £ 87 million , many donors asked for their money back. The repair work was finished three years later; the castle was opened to visitors, around 100,000 of whom visit Inverary annually. He also directed three whiskey - distilleries with a total of 250 employees.

Ian Campbell died at the age of 63 during heart surgery.

Web links

Commons : Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Andrew Roth: The Duke of Argyll. Landowner who rebuilt his family fortune. The Guardian , April 23, 2001, accessed March 15, 2014 .
  2. ^ Sarah Gristwood: 1963: the year that scandals rocked the nation. The Telegraph, January 22, 2013, accessed March 15, 2014 .
  3. ↑ a b The Duke of Argyll. The Telegraph, April 23, 2001, accessed March 15, 2014 .
predecessor Office successor
Ian Campbell Duke of Argyll
1973-2001 		Torquhil Campbell
personal data
SURNAME Campbell, Ian, 12th Duke of Argyll
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Campbell, Ian Douglas, 12th Duke of Argyll; Campbell, Ian, Marquess of Lorne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish peer
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1937
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 2001
Place of death London