John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll

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John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, was a prominent 19th-century British nobleman and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada and played a key role in the country's intellectual and political life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British nobleman
Governor General of Canada
human
politician
appointed 1878-11-25
birthDate 1845-08-06
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
burialPlace Argyll Mausoleum
Kilmun Parish Church
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1914-05-02
deathPlace Cowes
England
Isle of Wight
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
endTime 1883
familyName Campbell
father George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
givenName John
honorificPrefix His Grace
honorificSuffix GCMG
GCVO
KG
KT
PC
memberOf House of Lords
Liberal Party (UK)
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
militaryBranch Argyll and Bute Artillery Volunteers
militaryRank Lieutenant-Colonel
monarch Queen Victoria
mother Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
nobleFamily Clan Campbell
nobleTitle Duke of Argyll
notableEvent vice-regal tour of Western Canada
notableWork support for Canadian arts and sciences
officeEndForGovernorGeneralOfCanada 1883
officeStartForGovernorGeneralOfCanada 1878
ordinalNumber 9
positionHeld Governor General of Canada
surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Militia of Canada

Governor General of Canada
religion Church of Scotland
residence Inveraray Castle
Rideau Hall
spouse Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
startTime 1878

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Royal Society of Canada foundedBy John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll spouse John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll