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IX.— H. W. CAMPBELL, ESQ. OF CROSLET.
Second son of Neil Campbell, Sheriff-Substitute of Dumbartonshire ;
born 4th March 1782 ; educated at Edinburgh; Parliament House
clerk to Lord Stonefleld. Admitted procurator in Dumbarton 21st
August, 1802. In 1 8 10 was appointed Registrar of Sasines for the
counties of Argyll and Dumbarton. Appointed Sheriff-Sub-
stitute for Dumbartonshire on the death of Sheriff Grey in 1820,
an office which has been mentioned as previously held by his
father. Married Jane Isabella, eldest daughter of John Dixon, Esq.
of Levengrove, who died without isssue in 1837. Mr. Campbell
resigned the Sheriffship in 1839, when he was succeeded by the
present Substitute, W. C. Steele, Esq., Advocate. Sheriff H. W.
Campbell was much esteemed as a judge, and naturally occupied,
along with his brother Alexander, a prominent position in the social
circles of the county. Died 15th May 1864, aged 82 years.

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(60) Number 9
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Volume 3 - Illustrations
DescriptionPortraits and residences.
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Book of Dumbartonshire
DescriptionA history of the county, burghs, parishes, and lands, memoirs of families, and notices of industries carried on in the Lennox district. By Joseph Irving. Edinburgh : W. and A.K. Johnston, 1879. 3 volumes: v. 1. County.--v. 2. Parishes.--v. 3. Portraits and mansions.
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