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Encyclopedia > Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll

Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th and 6th Duke of Argyll (born 29 May 1968) is a Scottish peer; he is also the 6th Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and, at the age of 39, the youngest duke in the kingdom having succeeded aged 33 when his father died suddenly after an operation. is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the country. ... The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ... The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ...


He is the elder child and only son of Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll and Iona Mary Colquhoun, daughter of Captain Ivar Iain Colquhoun, 8th Baronet of Luss, and was educated at Cargilfield, Glenalmond, the Royal Agricultural College and McGill University. He was a Page of Honour to HM The Queen from 19811983, and became a sales agent, salesman, and company manager. He is the Master of the Household (ranking 24th in the Scottish order of precedence), Admiral of the Western Coasts and Isles, and the chief of Clan Campbell. Sir Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll FRSA (August 28, 1937 - April 21, 2001) was a Scottish Peer and Chief of the southern branch of the Clan Campbell. ... Sir Ivar Iain Colquhoun, 8th Baronet (b. ... Glenalmond College (formerly known as Trinity College, Glenalmond) is the name of a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. ... Royal Agricultural College is a United Kingdom university college based at Cirencester in Gloucestershire. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... While a page is a comparatively low-ranking servant, a Page of Honour is a chilvalric and ceremonial position in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The office of Master of the Household is one of the Great Offices of the Royal Household in Scotland. ... Denmark France Germany India Isle of Man Italy Jamaica New Zealand Norway Poland Romania Switzerland Spain United Kingdom United States The order of precedence in Scotland was fixed by Royal Warrant in 1905. ... Campbell Clan Badge - A Boars head represents the positive qualities of the boar: courage and fierceness in battle. ...


The duke is the captain of Scotland's national elephant polo team which won the 2004 and 2005 World Elephant Polo Association world championships. He also works for Pernod Ricard, promoting Scotch whiskies such as Glenlivet and Chivas Regal. Elephant polo is a variant of polo played whilst riding elephants. ... Pernod Ricard is a French company producing alcoholic beverages. ... An independent bottling of Royal Brackla Single Malt Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland. ... Also known as: Origin: Fragrance: Smoothness: Sweetness: Color: Complexity: Body and texture: Finish: Relative cost: Overall Rating: The Glenlivet is a Speyside Single malt Scotch Whisky produced by The Glenlivet Distillery in Ballindalloch, Scotland. ... Chivas Regal is a Scotch whisky blended and bottled in Paisley, Scotland. ...


On June 8, 2002, he married Eleanor Cadbury, a descendant of the Cadbury chocolate dynasty. They have two sons, Archibald Frederick Campbell, Marquess of Lorne and Lord Rory James Campbell (born 2006). is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Cadbury may refer to Cadbury-Schweppes - confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in London Cadburys Creme Egg Cadbury World - visitor attractions created by the Cadbury chocolate company at two locations, Birmingham and Dunedin The Cadbury family Sir Adrian Cadbury (1929)- British businessman, member of the Cadbury chocolate dynasty... Archibald Frederick Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (born 9 March 2004) is the elder son and Heir Apparent of the 13th Duke of Argyll. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External links

  • Picture of the Duke & Duchess of Argyll at the Inveraray Castle website
  • Picture of Torquhil Campbell with two ancestors
  • Chivas Regal Scotland Team wins December 2005 Elephant Polo Championship
Court offices
Preceded by
Viscount Carlow
Page of Honour
1981–1983
Succeeded by
Hon. Hugh Crossley
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Ian Campbell
Duke of Argyll
2001–Present
Succeeded by
Current Incumbent
Order of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by
The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Erroll
His Grace the Duke of Argyll & Argyll
United Kingdom Order of Precedence
Gentlemen
Succeeded by
His Grace The Duke of Atholl

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Clan Campbell Chiefs (1401 words)
The 13th Duke of Argyll is the son of Sir Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll and Iona Mary Colquhoun, the daughter of Sir Ivar Iain Colquhoun of Luss 8th BT, Chief of Clan Colquhoun.
The Duke of Hamilton (1644) and Brandon (1711): The Chief of Clan Hamilton
The Duke of Argyll (1701) : The Chief of Clan Campbell
Duke of Argyll (587 words)
The title Duke of Argyll was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892.
The Duke of Argyll is also the chief of the Scottish clan of Campbell and in this capacity is known as "MacCailean Mor", which is Gaelic, for "Son of Colin the Great" referring to Cailein Mor of Lochawe (Colin of Lochow) who was killed in fighting with the Lord of Lornin 1294.
His son, the 2nd Duke, was created Baron of Chatham and Earl of Greenwich in 1705 as a reward for his support for the Act of Union and further elevated to the Duke of Greenwich in 1719.
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