1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
JOHN CAMPBELL, 2nd duke of Argyll and duke of Greenwich (1678-1743), was born on the loth of October 1678. He entered the army in 1694, and in 1701 was promoted to the command of a regiment. On the death of his father in 1703, he was appointed a member of the privy council, and at the same time colonel of the Scotch horse guards, and one of the extraordinary lords of session. In return for his services in promoting the Union, he was created (1705) a peer of England, by the titles of baron of Chatham and earl of Gre…
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