George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
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His Grace The Duke of Argyll KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE |
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Portrait of Argyll, c. 1860
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| Lord Privy Seal | |
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In office 4 January 1853 – 7 December 1855 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister |
The Earl of Aberdeen The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Harrowby |
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In office 18 June 1859 – 26 June 1866 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister |
The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Hardwicke |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Malmesbury |
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In office 28 April 1880 – 2 May 1881 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Northumberland |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Carlingford |
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In office 30 November 1855 – 21 February 1858 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Canning |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Colchester |
| Secretary of State for India | |
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In office 9 December 1868 – 17 February 1874 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Salisbury |
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30 April 1823 Ardencaple Castle, Dunbartonshire |
| Died | 24 April 1900 (aged 76) Inveraray Castle, Argyll |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Liberal |
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George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE (30 April 1823 – 24 April 1900), styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847, was a Scottish peer and Liberal politician as well as a writer on science, religion, and the politics of the 19th century.
Argyll was born at Ardencaple Castle, Dunbartonshire, the second but only surviving son of John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll, and his second wife Joan Glassel, the only daughter of John Glassel. Argyll succeeded his father as duke in 1847. With his death he became also hereditary Master of the Household of Scotland and Sheriff of Argyllshire.
A close associate of Prince Albert, he served as Lord Privy Seal between 1852 and 1855 in the cabinet of Lord Aberdeen, and then as Postmaster General between 1855 and 1858 in Lord Palmerston's first cabinet. He was again Lord Privy Seal between 1859 and 1866 in the second Palmerston administration, and then under Lord Russell's second administration, in which position he was notable as a strong advocate of the Northern cause in the American Civil War.
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