Sir John Campbell, of Ardnamurchan, 7th Baronet (November 27, 1807–January 18, 1853), was Lieutenant Governor of St. Vincent.

Ancestry

He was the only child of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Campbell, of Ardnamurchan, 6th Baronet (March 15, 1767 – November 7, 1834) and wife and relative (m. July 27, 1803) Margaret Maxwell Campbell (c. 1776 – Woolwich, August 19, 1865), sixth daughter of John Campbell, Esq., of Lochend, and wife.¹

Marriage and children

On November 21, 1833 he married Hannah Elizabeth Macleod, who was born c. 1813 and died on November 4, 1873 in Twickenham, the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel James Macleod, Esq., 10th of Raasay (d. 1824) and wife Flora Maclean (Clan Maclean).¹² Their eldest son, John William Campbell succeeded him as 8th Baronet in 1853.¹² He had at least another son, Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Campbell (June 15, 1843 – Airds, Sydenham Hill, Surrey, September 13, 1926), who married at Christ Church, Paddington, on January 28, 1869 with Emilie Guillamine Maclaine (c. 1847 – Airds, Sydenham Hill, Surrey, July 21, 1928), daughter of Donald Maclaine, 20th of Lochbuie (October 26, 1816 – October 12, 1863) and wife (m. October 23, 1844) Emilie Guillamine Vincent (– November 8, 1882), paternal granddaughter of Lieutenant Murdoch Maclaine, 19th of Lochbuie (August 1, 1791 – August 20, 1844) and wife (m. March 7, 1813) Christina Maclean (Clan Maclean), and maternal granddaughter of Charles Anthony Vincent and wife. They were the parents of Sir Edward Campbell, 1st Baronet.

Career

He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of St. Vincent in 1845, in which office he served until his death at Kingstown on January 18, 1853. At that time, St. Vincent was a British dominion, having been won from the French at the Treaty of Versailles in 1783 after changing hands more than once during the mid-18th century. As Lieutenant Governor he was the highest British authority on the island, the direct representative of the Queen.

Title

Although Sir John claimed the Baronetcy of Campbell of Ardnamurchan, his father was the first to claim it as successor to Sir Donald Campbell, the 1st Baronet. The intervening heirs (the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Baronets) did not assume the title.² Although Sir John's father, himself, and his son considered themselves rightful heirs to the baronetcy, and used the title socially,¹² the Standing Council of the Baronetage later refused to certify their claim. Eventually the baronetcy was re-created in 1913, but again fell dormant after the death of Sir John's grandson in 1943.

Death

He died at Kingstown, St Vincent.¹

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Burke's Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage for 1856. London: Hurst and Blackett (1856).
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Dod's Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage for 1858. London: Whittaker and Co. (1858).

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