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His Grace John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell

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His Grace John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
2 May 1914 (aged 68)
Cowes, Isle of Wight Unitary Authority, Isle of Wight, England
Burial
Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland Add to Map
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9th Duke of Argyll
John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell

Campbell married Queen Victoria's fourth daughter, Princess Louise, on 21 March 1871.

John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll KG KT GCMG GCVO VD PC (6 August 1845 – 2 May 1914), 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. He is now remembered primarily for the place names bestowed on Canadian geography in honour of his wife and for his metrical paraphrase of Psalm 121, "Unto the hills around do I lift up".
9th Duke of Argyll
John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell

Campbell married Queen Victoria's fourth daughter, Princess Louise, on 21 March 1871.

John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll KG KT GCMG GCVO VD PC (6 August 1845 – 2 May 1914), 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. He is now remembered primarily for the place names bestowed on Canadian geography in honour of his wife and for his metrical paraphrase of Psalm 121, "Unto the hills around do I lift up".


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