Charles Campbell, 9th Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
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Lieutenant-Colonel Charles William Campbell, 9th Earl of Breadalbane and Holland MC
, DL
, JP
(11 June 1889 – 5 May 1959), known as Charles Campbell until 1923, was a Scottish peer and soldier.
Campbell was the son of Major-General Charles William Campbell by Gwynedd, daughter of William Edward Brinckman and granddaughter of Sir Theodore Brinckman, 1st Baronet
. He was a Major in the Royal Horse Artillery
and Royal Field Artillery
and a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
, and fought in the First World War, where he was awarded the Military Cross
. In May 1923, aged 34, he succeeded in the earldom of Breadalbane and Holland on the early death of his third cousin once removed, the eighth Earl. This was a Scottish peerage
and did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords
. However, in 1924 he was elected as one of the sixteen Scottish Representative Peers
to sit in the House of Lords. Lord Breadalbane was also a Deputy Lieutenant
of Perthshire
and a Justice of the Peace
for Argyll
and Pertshire and was a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and of the Royal Company of Archers
.
Lord Breadalbane and Holland married Armorer Romer, daughter of Romer Williams, DL, JP, of Newnham Hall, Daventry
, Northamptonshire
, and widow of Eric Nicholson, in 1918. He died in May 1959, aged 69, and was succeeded in the earldom by his son, John. The Countess of Breadalbane and Holland died in 1987.
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
, JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(11 June 1889 – 5 May 1959), known as Charles Campbell until 1923, was a Scottish peer and soldier.
Campbell was the son of Major-General Charles William Campbell by Gwynedd, daughter of William Edward Brinckman and granddaughter of Sir Theodore Brinckman, 1st Baronet
Sir Theodore Brinckman, 1st Baronet
Sir Theodore Henry Lavington Brinckman, 1st Baronet was a British politician and baronet.Born Theodore Broadhead, he was the son of Theodore Henry Broadhead and his wife Elizabeth Macdougall, daughter of William Gordon Macdougall...
. He was a Major in the Royal Horse Artillery
Royal Horse Artillery
The regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery , dating from 1793, are part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery of the British Army...
and Royal Field Artillery
Royal Field Artillery
The Royal Field Artillery of the British Army provided artillery support for the British Army. It came into being when the Royal Artillery was divided on 1 July 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the Royal Artillery in 1924....
and a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland....
, and fought in the First World War, where he was awarded the Military Cross
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
. In May 1923, aged 34, he succeeded in the earldom of Breadalbane and Holland on the early death of his third cousin once removed, the eighth Earl. This was a Scottish peerage
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
and did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. However, in 1924 he was elected as one of the sixteen Scottish Representative Peers
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
to sit in the House of Lords. Lord Breadalbane was also a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Perthshire
Perthshire
Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
and a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Argyll
Argyll
Argyll , archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient Dál Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western coast between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath...
and Pertshire and was a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and of the Royal Company of Archers
Royal Company of Archers
The Royal Company of Archers is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland, a role it has performed since 1822 and the reign of King George IV, when the company provided a personal bodyguard to the King on his visit to Scotland. It is currently known as the Queen's...
.
Lord Breadalbane and Holland married Armorer Romer, daughter of Romer Williams, DL, JP, of Newnham Hall, Daventry
Daventry
Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22,367 .-Geography:The town is also the administrative centre of the larger Daventry district, which has a population of 71,838. The town is 77 miles north-northwest of London, 13.9 miles west of Northampton and 10.2...
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, and widow of Eric Nicholson, in 1918. He died in May 1959, aged 69, and was succeeded in the earldom by his son, John. The Countess of Breadalbane and Holland died in 1987.