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Archibald Campbell Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Archibald Campbell, based on 6 World History Database records associated with England.

6 records1682–17615 events1 places

Chronological biography

1682

Birth of Archibald Campbell1682
House / House of Campbell · Earl · Petersham

Birth of Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay

1706

Peerage1706
House / House of Campbell · Earl

Supports his brother, John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (on many topics, most notably the Act of Union), earning him the title of Earl of Ilay

1711

Privy Council1711
House / House of Campbell · Earl · Member of Privy Council

Appointed Member of Privy Council

1727

Royal Bank of Scotland1727
House / House of Campbell · Earl

One of the founders of the Royal Bank of Scotland, acted as the banks first governor

1743

Peerage1743
House / House of Campbell · Earl

Succeeds his brother to the title of Duke of Argyll

1761

Death of Archibald Campbell1761
House / House of Campbell · Earl

Death of Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay

Titles and roles

Earl · Earl · Member of Privy Council

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.