John Campbell, 5th Earl Cawdor
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John Duncan Vaughan Campbell, 5th Earl Cawdor, TD (17 May 1900 – 9 January 1970), styled Viscount Emlyn between 1911 and 1914, was a Scots-Welsh nobleman.
Campbell was the son of Hugh Campbell, 4th Earl Cawdor and Joan Emily Mary Thynne. He fought in the First World War, with the Royal Navy and was awarded the Territorial Decoration. He fought in the Second World War as a Lieutenant-Colonel and was mentioned in despatches. He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Geographical Society, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and the Society of Antiquaries.
Lord Cawdor married, firstly, Wilma Mairi Vickers (1906–1982), daughter of Vincent Cartwright Vickers, on 15 May 1929. They had three children:
- Lady Caroline Mairi Campbell (1930–1977), had issue.[1][2]
- Hugh John Vaughan Campbell, 6th Earl Cawdor (1932–1993), had issue.[3]
- Hon. James Alexander Campbell (1942–2019), had issue, four daughters.[4]
They were divorced in 1961.[5] He married, secondly, Elizabeth Topham Richardson, daughter of John Topham Richardson (1850–1934) of Harps Oak, Merstham, Surrey, and Katharine Rose Richardson, née Smyth (1863–1945), on 29 June 1961.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Peerage: Caroline Mairi Campbell". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "The Peerage: Caroline Mairi Campbell Friesen". Find a Grave. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "The Peerage: Hugh John Vaughan Campbell of Cawdor, 6th Earl Cawdor of Castlemartin". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "The Peerage: Hon. James Alexander Campbell". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "The Peerage: Wilma Mairi Vickers". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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