George Douglas Campbell
Historical Figure
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Year of Birth:
1823
Year of Death:
1900
Cause of Death:
Natural causes
Religion:
Presbyterianism
Occupation:
Author of Non-Fiction, Educator, Geologist, Politician
Spouse:
Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower (d. 1878),
Children:
Twelve, two of whom predeceased him
Title of Nobility:
Duke of Argyll
Political Party:
Liberal Party
Political Office(s):
Lord Privy Seal,
Fictional Appearances:
George Douglas Campbell, Duke of Argyll (30 April 1823 – 24 April 1900) was a 19th-century British aristocrat, scholar, and politician. He served in Prime Minister Lord Palmerston's Cabinet as Lord Privy Seal from 1855 to 1865.
George Douglas Campbell served in Prime Minister Lord Palmerston's cabinet during the American War of Secession . A rock-ribbed enemy of slavery , Campbell strongly opposed Palmerston's decision to extend diplomatic recognition and military protection to the Confederate States in 1862, weakening US President Abraham Lincoln's bitter complaint that the British aristocracy believed "a slaveocracy's better than no 'ocracy at all".[ 1]
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