Lord Frederick Campbell
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Lord Frederick Campbell MP PC FRS (20 June 1729 – 8 June 1816) was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was Lord Clerk Register of Scotland, 1768–1816; Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Burghs (1761–1780) and for Argyllshire (1780–1799).
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Frederick Campbell | |
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Rector of the University of Glasgow | |
In office 1772–1773 | |
Preceded by | Robert Ord |
Succeeded by | The Lord Cathcart |
Lord Clerk Register | |
In office 1768–1816 | |
Preceded by | Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet |
Succeeded by | Archibald Colquhoun |
Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
In office 1767–1768 | |
Preceded by | Theophilus Jones |
Succeeded by | Sir George Macartney |
Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland | |
In office 1765 | |
Preceded by | James Stuart-Mackenzie |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Breadalbane and Holland |
Member of Parliament (House of Commons of the United Kingdom) | |
In office 1789–1799 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | Adam Livingston |
Succeeded by | Lord John Campbell |
Constituency | Argyllshire |
In office 1780–1781 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | Sir Archibald Edmonstone, Bt |
Succeeded by | George Elphinstone |
Constituency | Dunbartonshire |
In office 1761–1780 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | Marquess of Lorne |
Succeeded by | John Craufurd |
Constituency | Glasgow Burghs |
Member of Parliament (Irish House of Commons) | |
In office 1768–1776 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | Thomas Radcliffe |
Succeeded by | John Hamilton |
Constituency | St Canice |
In office 1767–1768 Serving with Thomas Eyre | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | Alexander McAuley Thomas Eyre |
Succeeded by | James Agar Thomas Maunsell |
Constituency | Thomastown |
Personal details | |
Born | (1729-06-20)20 June 1729 |
Died | 8 June 1816(1816-06-08) (aged 86) Queen Street, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom |
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Education | Westminster School Christ Church, Oxford |
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