Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet, of Ardkinglass

Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet of Ardkinglass, (c.1666 – 5 July 1752) was a British Member of Parliament and the son of Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Baronet, of Ardkinglass.

Biography

Campbell served as MP for Scotland 1707-1708, Argyllshire 1708-1734 and Stirlingshire 1734-1741. Sir James Campbell's seat was Ardkinglas Castle, which stood on the shore of Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, Scotland. The castle which was built in the form of a quadrangle around an inner courtyard measuring 98 ft in each direction, there were large turrets on three of the corners, to the front there was a large gate tower with two flanking defensive turrets. It was surrounded by beautiful gardens and parkland and the vast Ardkinglas estate. By 1769 the castle was reported destroyed. In 1790 a new large Georgian mansion was built in the classical palladian style with 66 windows, designed by the architects Robert Adam and later James Playfair.^[1]

Sir James married Margaret Campbell, the heiress of the Gargunnock estate. Their only son drowned, their eldest daughter Helen Campbell, married Sir James Livingston, 2nd Baronet of Glentirran and Dalderse, their eldest son Lt.Col. Sir James Livingston-Campbell, succeeded to the Ardkinglas estate. Around 1700 Sir James Campbell, acquired Dunderave Castle and estate. His second marriage on 21st Nov.1732 was to Anne Callander, the daughter of John Callander, Laird of Craigforth, and widow of Colonel John Blackadder. The Callander of Craigforth family later succeeded to the Ardkinglas estate.

References

• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets