James Henry Callander
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Stirlingshire
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, was a Scottish politician.
Background and education
Callandar was the eldest son of Colonel George Callander, of Craigforth, and his wife the Honourable Elizabeth Erskine. He was educated at EtonEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
.
Career
Callander was the 4th Laird of Craigforth, StirlingshireStirlingshire
Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county...
, and 16th Laird of Ardkinglas, Argyllshire. He sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Argyllshire
Argyllshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Argyllshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1950, when it was renamed Argyll...
from 1832 to 1835.
Family
Callander married firstly his cousin the Honourable Jane Plumer Erskine (1818–1846), daughter of David Erskine, 2nd Baron ErskineDavid Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine
David Montagu Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine was a British diplomat and politician.-Background and education:...
and Frances Cadwallader, on 29th August 1837. They had three daughters:
- Fanny Jane Callander.
- Mary Hermione, who married 1stly Charles Sartoris; and secondly George Henry Dawkins, of Over Norton ParkOver Norton ParkOver Norton Park is a farm which has been in the Dawkins family since the 1720s.The farm was originally a country estate, which was converted by John Dawkins, father of Richard Dawkins, into a commercial farm.It is slightly to the north of Chipping Norton....
. - Janey Sevilla CallanderJaney Sevilla CallanderJaney Sevilla Campbell , née Callander, was a British theatre producer.-Life:...
, theatre producer. She married Lord Archibald Campbell, brother of John Campbell, 9th Duke of ArgyllJohn Campbell, 9th Duke of ArgyllJohn George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll KG, KT, GCMG, GCVO, VD, PC , usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, by which he was known between 1847 and 1900, was a British nobleman and was the fourth Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883...
, on 12 January 1869. Their son NiallNiall Campbell, 10th Duke of ArgyllNiall Diarmid Campbell, 10th and 3rd Duke of Argyll was a Scottish peer and historian.-Background:Campbell was the son of Captain Lord Archibald Campbell, second son of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, and his wife Janey Sevilla Callander of Craigforth and Ardkinglas, daughter of James Henry...
became the 10th Duke.
After his first wife's death in 1846 Callandar as his second wife Charlotte Eleanor Campbell, daughter of John George Campbell of Ardpatrick, Argyll, on 1 July 1847. They had two sons
- George Frederick William Callander, who succeeded to Craigforth and Ardkinglas.
- Henry Barrington Callander of Ardchyline.
Callandar died in January 1851.