John Campbell (Sir John of Lawers)
M, #14995, b. 1598, d. 15 March 1661/62
| Birth* | 1598 | John Campbell (Sir John of Lawers) was born in 1598.1 |
| Marriage* | 1629 | He married Margaret Campbell (Baroness Loudoun), daughter of George Campbell (Master of Loudoun) and Jean Fleming (Lady), in 1629.2 |
| Event-Misc* | 12 May 1633 | John Campbell (Sir John of Lawers) had the following event: on 12 May 1633 elevated to the peerage by the titles of Baron Tarrinzean and Mauchline and Earl of Loudoun to him and his male heirs for ever: but his Lorship joining the opposition to the court, the patent was, by a special order, stopped at the Chancery, and the title superseded until 1641, when it was allowed with the original precedency.2 |
| Event-Misc | 1641 | He had the following event: in 1641 In this year he was appointed High Chancellor of Scotland, and First Commr. of the Treasury.2 |
| Event-Misc | 1648 | He had the following event: in 1648 after the decapitation of the King, when the Parliament reassembled in 1648, Lord Loudoun was chosen President of the Session which ordered the proclamation of Charles II. Upon His Majesty's subequent defeat at Worcester, the Earl was not only deprived of his office, but forced to conceal himself in the Highlands, while an act of attainder and forfeiture passed against him. His Lordship and his son, Lord Mauchline, had the honour, afterwards, of being specially excepted from the indemnity granted by the Usurper to the people of Scotland.2 |
| Death* | 15 March 1661/62 | He died on 15 March 1661/62.2 |
Citations
- [S209] per a tree on Ancestry or FamilySearch so needs independent verification.
- [S208] Burke's Peerage an Baronetage, One Hundred and Fifth Edition, 1970 1st impression, 1975 2nd impression, pg 1657.