His Grace The Duke of Argyll GCHPC
'A view of Argyle' colour etching, 1819.
Lord Steward of the Household
In office 11 September 1833 – 14 November 1834
Monarch	William IV
Prime Minister	The Earl Grey The Viscount Melbourne
Preceded by	The Marquess Wellesley
Succeeded by	The Earl of Wilton
In office 23 April 1835 – 22 October 1839
Monarchs	William IV Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Melbourne
Preceded by	The Earl of Wilton
Succeeded by	The Earl of Erroll
Personal details
Born	22 September 1768 (1768-09-22)
Died	22 October 1839 (1839-10-23) (aged 71) Inveraray Castle, Argyllshire
Nationality	British
Spouse	Lady Caroline Villiers ​ ​ (m. 1810; died 1835)​
Parent(s)	John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll Elizabeth Gunning

George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll,GCH, PC (22 September 1768 – 22 October 1839), styledEarl of Campbell from 1768 to 1770 andMarquess of Lorne from 1770 to 1806, was a ScottishWhig politician andnobleman.

Argyll was the eldest son ofJohn Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll and his wife,Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton, daughter of Colonel John Gunning.

Argyll sat as Member of Parliament forSt Germans from 1790 to 1796.^[1] In 1806 he succeeded his father in the dukedom and entered theHouse of Lords. He wasLord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland from 1827 to 1828 and again from 1830 and 1839. In 1833 he was sworn of thePrivy Council^[2] and appointedLord Steward of the Household in theWhig administration headed byLord Grey, a position he retained whenLord Melbourne became prime minister in July 1834. The Whigs fell from power in November 1834 but returned to office already in April 1835, when Argyll once again became Lord Steward under Melbourne. He continued in the post until his death in 1839. Argyll was alsoLord-Lieutenant of Argyllshire from 1799 to 1839.

Argyll marriedLady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers, daughter ofGeorge Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, atEdinburgh, on 29 November 1810. She was the former wife of Argyll's friendHenry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey.^[3] They had no children. He died in October 1839, aged 71 atInveraray Castle, Argyllshire, and was buried on 10 November 1839 atKilmun Parish Church inKilmun,Cowal. His brother,Lord John Campbell, succeeded to his titles.

• Hansard 1803–2005:contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Argyll

• 1768 births
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• British MPs 1790–1796
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• Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
• Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for constituencies in Cornwall
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• Burials at the Argyll Mausoleum

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