Sir John Campbell, 2nd Baron of Loudoun &1st Earl of Loudoun b. 1598 d. 15 Mar 1661/62 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland: Lanark County Origins

Sir John Campbell, 2nd Baron of Loudoun &1st Earl of Loudoun

1598 - 1662 (64 years)

Name	John Campbell
Prefix	Sir
Suffix	2nd Baron of Loudoun &1st Earl of Loudoun
Birth	1598
Gender	Male
FamilySearch ID	LYNQ-8B5
Occupation	Scotland
	politician and covenanter
	As a young man Campbell travelled abroad. In 1620 married the heiress of the barony of Loudoun; in his wife's right, took his seat in the Parliament of Scotland. In 1622 his patent for an earldom stopped by Charles I because of his strenuous opposition to episcopacy. In 1633 he took a leading part in organising the Covenant, 1637-1638. He was a leader of the armed insurrection in Scotland in 1639 and an envoy from Scotland to Charles I in 1640. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London but was freed and joined the Scottish army of invasion in August 1640. He was sent again as an envoy to London and was made Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1641-1660. In 1641 he was also created Earl of Loudoun. During the years 1642? 1647 he was frequently envoy to Charles I from the Parliament of Scotland. In 1650 he was present at the coronation of Charles II of Scotland and fought at Dunbar. He joined the Highland rising of 1653, but submitted to General Monck when it became obvious that further resistance was futile. He was excepted from Cromwell's Act of Grace in 1654 and heavily fined by Charles II in 1662.[1]
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Death	15 Mar 1661/62	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Burial	Loudoun, East Ayr, Ayr, Scotland
Person ID	I38741	Lanark County Origins
Last Modified	22 Oct 2024

Father	Sir James Campbell, 4th of Lawers, Sheriff of Perthshire, b. Abt 1569, Lawers, Loch Tay, Aberfeldy Parish and Burgh, Perth and Kinross (Perth), Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Jean Colville, b. Abt 1573, Culross Parish, Perthshire, Scotland d. 9 Aug 1622, Nairn, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age ~ 49 years)
Family ID	F13021	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Baroness Margaret Campbell, b. Abt 1605 d. 1663 (Age ~ 58 years)

Marriage 1620

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living
	3. Living
	4. Living
+	5. James Campbell, 2nd Earl of Loudoun, b. 1634, Loudoun, East Ayrshire, Ayr, Scotland d. 15 Dec 1684, Leiden, Leiden Gemeenten, Zuid-Holland, Nederland (Age 50 years)

Family ID F13009 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Mar 2024

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Sir John Campbell, 2nd Baron of Loudoun &1st Earl of Loudoun