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 Argyll, G eorge Douglas Campbell, eighth
Duke of (b. 1823), author and politician‘ was
born at Ardenlaple Castle, I)umhartonshire.
its Marquis of Lorne he took a strong
interest in the question of ecclesiastical pa-
tronage then agitated in the Scottish Church,
and which occasioned the see; {ion of the
Free Kirk, being a supporter of Dr.
Chalmers and the evangelical party. He
became duke in 1817, and in 18:31 chancellor
of the University of St. Andrew’s. In the
following year he was apl'nunted Lord l’rivy
Seal in the Cabinet of Lord Aberdeen, in
1356 Postmaster-1ieneral, and again in 185$)
Lord l’rivy Seal in the Administration of
Lord I’ahnerston. From 18133 to 137-1 he
was a member of 311‘. (iladstene's Govern—
ment as Set-rotary of State for India, and
for the third time accepted the olliee of Lord
Privy Seal in 1880, but. resigned on certain
clauses of the Irish Land Bill which he
considered destructive of mvuership. Be-
sides much he has written of the land ques-
tion, a subject with which he is intimately
avalliainted, his principal works area history
of the Scottish Church, and, in reiigious and
scientific inquiry7 the Rwy/n of Law (1800),
and the (THE/y 0/'A?(lz(/‘cr (1811»).