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'''Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun''' (c. 1675 – 20 November 1731) was a Scottish landowner, peer, and
statesman.
==Life==
Campbell was the son of James Campbell, second [[Earl of Loudoun]], by his marriage to Lady Margaret Montgomerie, a daughter of [[Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton]].<ref name=BP>''[[Burke's Peerage]]'', vol. 2 (2003), p. 2406</ref>
In 1684 he succeeded his father as Earl of Loudoun, and also as Lord Campbell of Loudoun and Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline. In 1697 he was appointed a Privy Counsellor for Scotland and was an Extraordinary [[Lord of Session]] from 1699 until his death. From 1703 to 1705 he was a [[Treasurer of Scotland|Commissioner of the Treasury]], then from 1705 to 1707 [[Secretary of State (Kingdom of Scotland)|Secretary of State]] of the [[Kingdom of Scotland]], holding the office jointly with [[John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1675–1732)|John Erskine, Earl of Mar]], the two men becoming the last holders of that office before the [[Acts of Union 1707]] combined England and Scotland into a single [[Kingdom of Great Britain]]. In 1706, he was appointed a Knight of the [[Order of the Thistle]]. From 1707 he was a [[Scottish representative peer]], with a seat in the [[House of Lords]] at Westminster.<ref name=DNB>"Campbell, Hugh", in ''[[Dictionary of National Biography]]'' (Oxford University Press, 1995)</ref>
Loudoun was [[Great Seal of Scotland|Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland]] between 1708 and 1713. In 1715 he fought at the [[Battle of Sheriffmuir]], taking the side of [[George I of Great Britain|King George I]] against the Jacobites.<ref name=DNB/>
==Marriage and children==
On 6 April 1700, Loudoun married Lady Margaret Dalrymple (1684–1779), a daughter of [[John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair]]. They had a daughter, Lady Margaret Campbell (died 1733),<ref>H. Pirie-Gordon, ed., ''Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry'' (London: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1937), p. 340</ref> and a son, [[John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun|John Campbell]] (1705–1782).<ref name=BP/>
On 7 February 1707, Loudoun's titles were regranted by [[the Crown]], with new remainders to the [[heirs general]] of the first Earl of his own nomination, and in default of that to the heirs male. He died on 20 November 1731 and was succeeded by his son, John.<ref name=BP/>
==Notes==
[[Category:1670s births]]
[[Category:1731 deaths]]
[[Category:Scottish representative peers]]
statesman.
==Life==
Campbell was the son of James Campbell, second [[Earl of Loudoun]], by his marriage to Lady Margaret Montgomerie, a daughter of [[Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton]].<ref name=BP>''[[Burke's Peerage]]'', vol. 2 (2003), p. 2406</ref>
In 1684 he succeeded his father as Earl of Loudoun, and also as Lord Campbell of Loudoun and Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline. In 1697 he was appointed a Privy Counsellor for Scotland and was an Extraordinary [[Lord of Session]] from 1699 until his death. From 1703 to 1705 he was a [[Treasurer of Scotland|Commissioner of the Treasury]], then from 1705 to 1707 [[Secretary of State (Kingdom of Scotland)|Secretary of State]] of the [[Kingdom of Scotland]], holding the office jointly with [[John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1675–1732)|John Erskine, Earl of Mar]], the two men becoming the last holders of that office before the [[Acts of Union 1707]] combined England and Scotland into a single [[Kingdom of Great Britain]]. In 1706, he was appointed a Knight of the [[Order of the Thistle]]. From 1707 he was a [[Scottish representative peer]], with a seat in the [[House of Lords]] at Westminster.<ref name=DNB>"Campbell, Hugh", in ''[[Dictionary of National Biography]]'' (Oxford University Press, 1995)</ref>
Loudoun was [[Great Seal of Scotland|Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland]] between 1708 and 1713. In 1715 he fought at the [[Battle of Sheriffmuir]], taking the side of [[George I of Great Britain|King George I]] against the Jacobites.<ref name=DNB/>
==Marriage and children==
On 6 April 1700, Loudoun married Lady Margaret Dalrymple (1684–1779), a daughter of [[John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair]]. They had a daughter, Lady Margaret Campbell (died 1733),<ref>H. Pirie-Gordon, ed., ''Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry'' (London: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1937), p. 340</ref> and a son, [[John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun|John Campbell]] (1705–1782).<ref name=BP/>
On 7 February 1707, Loudoun's titles were regranted by [[the Crown]], with new remainders to the [[heirs general]] of the first Earl of his own nomination, and in default of that to the heirs male. He died on 20 November 1731 and was succeeded by his son, John.<ref name=BP/>
==Notes==
[[Category:1670s births]]
[[Category:1731 deaths]]
[[Category:Scottish representative peers]]
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