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THE CELTIC MONTHLY.
LIEUTENANT.COLONEL CAMPBELL,
OF INVERNEILL AND ROSS.
(J^IEUT.COLONEL DUNCAN CAMP-
^'ly. BELL, of Inverneill and Ross, J. P. and
^==1 D.L. for Argyll, is the representative of
one of the oldest branches of the Argyll family,
tracing an unbroken descent from Dugald
Campbell, a.d. 1160, younger son of the third
knight of Lochow, and seventh in descent from
the renowned Diarmid O'Duine. He is Heredi-
tary Chief of the Clan Thearlich.
In ancient days his ancestors possessed the
estates of Craignish; they afterwards settled in
Perthshire, where they were renowned as
warriors, and finally returned to Argyllshire,
residing at Inverneill.
Among the many distinguished soldiers of
this family may be mentioned Sir Archibald
Cam[ibell, K.B., who fought in the American
War of Independence, was Governor of Jamaica
and later of Madras. He raised the 74th
Regiment. Also Sir James Campbell of Inver-
neill, Bart., the present laird's grand-uncle, who
was made a baronet for his services as Governor
of the Ionian Islands, etc , and Hereditary Usher
of the Black Rod to the Kings of Scotland.
Both of these celebrated officers are buried in
Westminster Abbey.
The present laird was a Lieutenant in the
Argyll Volunteers when first raised. He after-
INVERNEILL HOUSE
wards served in the 89th Regiment, then the
Highland Borderers Militia, and is now Lieu-
tenant-Colonel in the 5th Volunteer Battalion
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. In his
younger days he figured in the prize lists at
Wimbledon and other rifle meetings. He is an
ardent all round sportsman, and a well known
figure at the Argyllshire Gathering. He was a
pioneer of the annual regatta before the Highland
Yacht Club existed, of which club he is Vice-Com-
modore. He is especially fond of the bagpipes
and indeed everything Highland, and has been
selected to assist in judging the pipe playing at
the Oban Games for the last eighteen years.
He has always taken great interest in county
affairs, and served on many boards and com-
mittees during the last twenty-five years. Inver-
neill is situated on the shores of Loch Fyne, and
is surrounded by magnificent timber, especially
silver firs of enormous size. The garden is .said
to be the oldest walled garden in the county,
and has curious serpentine walks, quaint circular
turrets and high stone archways.
Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell married Isabel,
daughter of J. Aspinall Tobin, Esq., of Eastham,
Cheshire, a lady of Graham descent, and well
known amongst a large circle of friends for her
kindly sympathy in weal or woe. They have
six children, the eldest son, Duncan, being
seventeen years of age.