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| Born | (1696-03-10)10 March 1696 London, England |
| Died | 26 January 1782(1782-01-26) (aged 85) |
| Occupations | Politician, diplomat |
John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and HollandKB (10 March 1696 – 26 January 1782), styledLord Glenorchy from 1716 until 1752, was a British politician and diplomat who sat in theHouse of Commons of Great Britain from 1727 to 1746.
Campbell was the son ofJohn Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland and Henrietta Villiers, daughter of Sir Edward Villiers,Knight Marshal.[1] He matriculated atChrist Church, Oxford in 1711.[2]
Campbell wasEnvoy toDenmark from 1718,[3] andambassador to theRussian Empire in 1731. He was a Lord of the Admiralty in 1741 until the dissolution ofSir Robert Walpole's government the following year.
He was returned asMember of Parliament forSaltash in1727 and1734. He was returned as MP forOrford in1741. He was appointedMaster of the Jewel Office in 1745 and resigned his seat in the House of Commons. He succeeded his father asEarl of Breadalbane and Holland on 23 February 1752 and became aScottish representative peer. He graduated as aDoctor of Civil Law (DCL) at theUniversity of Oxford in 1756, and served asJustice in Eyre south of the Trent from 1756 to 1765 andVice-Admiral of Scotland from 1776.
Lord Breadalbane and Holland was married on 20 February 1717 to Lady Amabel de Grey, a daughter ofHenry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent and his wife, the formerJemima Crew. Lady Amabel died on 2 March 1726 leaving 2 children:
The Earl married a second time to Arbella Pershall on 23 January 1730. They also had 2 children:
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by | MP forSaltash 1727–1741 With:Philip Lloyd 1727–1734 Thomas Corbett 1734–1741 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | MP forOrford 1741–1746 With:Henry Bilson-Legge | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland 1765–1766 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Master of the Jewel Office 1745–1756 | Succeeded by |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by | Vice-Admiral of Scotland 1776–1782 | Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Justice in Eyre south of Trent 1756–1765 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by | Earl of Breadalbane and Holland 1752–1782 | Succeeded by |