John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll

The Duke of Argyll
5th Duke of Argyll
Born	June 1723
Died	24 May 1806 (aged 82)
Resting place	Kilmun Parish Church
Title	Duke of Argyll
Other names	The Duke of Argyll
Nationality	British
Wars and battles	Jacobite rising of 1745
Predecessor	John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll
Successor	George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Campbell

Field Marshal John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll (June 1723 – 24 May 1806), styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. After serving as a junior officer in Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession, he was given command of a regiment and was redeployed to Scotland where he opposed the Jacobites at Loch Fyne at an early stage of the Jacobite Rebellion and went on to fight against them at the Battle of Falkirk Muir and then at the Battle of Culloden. He later became adjutant-general in Ireland and spent some 20 years as a Member of Parliament before retiring to Inveraray Castle.

Born the son of John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll and Mary Campbell (née Bellenden, the daughter of John Bellenden, 2nd Lord Bellenden of Broughton), Campbell was educated at a private school in London and commissioned as second lieutenant in the 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1739. He was promoted to captain in 1741 and major in 1743. He became Member of Parliament for Glasgow Burghs in March 1744 but was immediately deployed to Flanders to serve in the War of the Austrian Succession.