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John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor

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The Earl Cawdor
Portrait of Lord Cawdor by Thomas Lawrence
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire
In office
1852–1860
Preceded byThe 3rd Lord Dynevor
Succeeded byThe 2nd Earl Cawdor
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
1821–1860
Succeeded byThe 2nd Earl Cawdor
Member of Parliament for Carmarthen
In office
1813–1821
Preceded bySir George Campbell
Succeeded byJohn Jones of Ystrad
Personal details
Born8 November 1790 (1790-11-08)
Died7 November 1860 (1860-11-08) (aged 69)
NationalityBritish
SpouseLady Elizabeth Thynne
Children7 (including John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor)
Parents
Alma materEton College
Christ Church, Oxford

John Frederick Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor FRS (8 November 1790 – 7 November 1860) was a British peer and MP.

He was born the son of John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor and Lady Caroline Howard and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating BA in 1812. In 1827 he became Viscount Emlyn of Emlyn and Earl Cawdor of Castlemartin in the county of Pembroke.

In June 1812, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[1] That same year, he stood for election to the House of Commons for Pembrokeshire after the sitting member, Lord Milford, stood down in his favour. Campbell was, however, defeated by Sir John Owen of Orielton.[2]

He was MP for Carmarthen from 1813 to 1821 and Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire from 1817 to 1860. He died on the eve of his 70th birthday from a gangrenous infection from a carbuncle on his right arm at his family estate at Stackpole, Pembrokeshire.[3]

In 1831, at the Coronation of King William and Queen Adelaide, Earl Cawdor carried and presented the queen consort's ivory rod with dove.[4]

Family

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Elizabeth Thynne, Countess Cawdor by Thomas Lawrence

He married Lady Elizabeth Thynne, daughter of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath and the Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng, on 5 September 1816. She had previously been engaged to George Sackville, 4th Duke of Dorset, who died shortly. They had seven children:

References

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  1. ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 21 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Williams 1960, p. 38.
  3. ^ "The Death of the Earl of Cawdor". Welshman. 9 November 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Page 1865 | Issue 18848, 13 September 1831 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Key to Mr Leslie's picture of Queen Victoria receiving the Holy Sacrament at her Coronation". National Portrait Gallery.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Carmarthen
1813–1821
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire
1852–1860
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Earl Cawdor
1827–1860
Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baron Cawdor
1821–1860
Succeeded by