George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

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George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll was a 19th-century Scottish peer and Liberal politician who served in several senior government positions, including Secretary of State for India and Lord Privy Seal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
Duke of Argyll
Liberal Party politician
Scottish nobleman
human
areaOfInfluence British Empire
Indian affairs
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United Kingdom
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Campbell
fieldOfWork natural theology
politics
science writing
givenName George
knownFor role as Lord Privy Seal
role as Secretary of State for India
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Lords
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
nobleFamily Clan Campbell
nobleTitle George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll self-linksurface differs
surface form: 8th Duke of Argyll
notableFor opposition to some aspects of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
service in several senior British government positions
notableWork Primeval Man
The Reign of Law
The Unity of Nature
occupation politician
statesman
writer
politicalAlignment Liberal
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of St Andrews
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire
Lord Privy Seal
Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow
Postmaster General of Great Britain
surface form: Postmaster General of the United Kingdom

Secretary of State for India
regionOfActivity Scotland
United Kingdom
religion Presbyterianism
titleHeld Baron Sundridge
Earl of Argyll
Marquess of Lorne

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Duke of Argyll hasTitleHolder George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll nobleTitle George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 8th Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll father George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll