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Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell | |
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![]() Archibald Campbell by George Romney, c.1792, wearing the uniform of a major-general and the star of the Order of the Bath, and with Madras's Fort St. George in the background | |
Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs | |
In office 1789–1791 | |
Preceded by | James Campbell |
Succeeded by | Andrew Cochrane-Johnstone |
In office 1774–1780 | |
Preceded by | James Masterton |
Succeeded by | James Campbell |
Governor of Madras | |
In office 1786–1789 | |
Preceded by | George Macartney |
Succeeded by | William Medows |
Governor of Jamaica | |
In office 1781–1784 | |
Preceded by | John Dalling |
Succeeded by | Alured Clarke |
Governor of Georgia | |
In office 1778–1779 | |
Preceded by | James Wright |
Succeeded by | Jacques Marcus Prevost |
Personal details | |
Born | Inveraray, Scotland | 21 August 1739
Died | 31 March 1791 Upper Grosvenor Street, London, England | (aged 51)
Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
Relations | General George Campbell of Inverneill, C.B., K.A Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil, General George Carter-Campbell, Willoughby Harcourt Carter, General Sir James Campbell of Inverneill, Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1758–1789 |
Rank | Major-general |
Battles/wars | Seven Years' War American War of Independence |
Sir Archibald Campbell KB (21 August 1739 – 31 March 1791) served as governor of Georgia, Jamaica, and Madras. He was a major Scottish landowner, Heritable Usher of the White Rod for Scotland and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1791.
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