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Sir Colin “1st Laird of Glenorchy” Campbell

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Sir Colin “1st Laird of Glenorchy” Campbell

Birth
Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Death
24 Sep 1475 (aged 74–75)
Scotland
Burial
Kilmartin, Argyll and Bute, Scotland Add to Map
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Colin Campbell 1st Laird of Glenorchy

Father: Duncan Campbell 1st Lord of Lochow
Mother: Lady Margaret Stewart

1st Wife: Mariot "Mary" Stewart
Children: None
2nd Wife: Margaret Janet Stewart
Children: Duncan and Patrick Geillis
3rd Wife: Margaret Robertson
Children: John and Katherine Campbell
4th Wife: Margaret Stirveling (Sterling)
Children: George, John, Mariot, and Helen

In 1432 Colin received land grants from his father Duncan Campbell.
In 1437 He was granted other lands and the Barony of Lawers, Perthshire, by King James III, for his services in capturing Thomas Chalmer, one of the assassins of King James I.
In 1440 Colin built Kilchurn Castle in Lach Awe, Argyll, Scotland.
In 1450 he built the castle of Inveraray for a minor nephew, Colin, 1st Earl of Argyll.
He died on 24 September 1480 in the Tower of Strathfillan in Perthshire, Scotland, which Sir Colin built.

Sources for this information extracted from:
The Black Book of Taymouth
The Peerage @ thepeerage.com
Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain @ Google Books

Web Link to Google Books
http://books.google.com/books?id=wEFuRPsYHwwC&pg=PT215&lpg=PT215&dq=Duncan+Campbell+1st+Lord+of+Lochow&source=bl&ots=rZzHZtuScQ&sig=VNIGFItFgFNxpncPJrc-Hc3ND2Y&hl=en&ei=9XxUS_TjOI_U8Qb8huSnBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CBoQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Duncan%20Campbell%201st%20Lord%20of%20Lochow&f=false


Colin Campbell 1st Laird of Glenorchy

Father: Duncan Campbell 1st Lord of Lochow
Mother: Lady Margaret Stewart

1st Wife: Mariot "Mary" Stewart
Children: None
2nd Wife: Margaret Janet Stewart
Children: Duncan and Patrick Geillis
3rd Wife: Margaret Robertson
Children: John and Katherine Campbell
4th Wife: Margaret Stirveling (Sterling)
Children: George, John, Mariot, and Helen

In 1432 Colin received land grants from his father Duncan Campbell.
In 1437 He was granted other lands and the Barony of Lawers, Perthshire, by King James III, for his services in capturing Thomas Chalmer, one of the assassins of King James I.
In 1440 Colin built Kilchurn Castle in Lach Awe, Argyll, Scotland.
In 1450 he built the castle of Inveraray for a minor nephew, Colin, 1st Earl of Argyll.
He died on 24 September 1480 in the Tower of Strathfillan in Perthshire, Scotland, which Sir Colin built.

Sources for this information extracted from:
The Black Book of Taymouth
The Peerage @ thepeerage.com
Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain @ Google Books

Web Link to Google Books
http://books.google.com/books?id=wEFuRPsYHwwC&pg=PT215&lpg=PT215&dq=Duncan+Campbell+1st+Lord+of+Lochow&source=bl&ots=rZzHZtuScQ&sig=VNIGFItFgFNxpncPJrc-Hc3ND2Y&hl=en&ei=9XxUS_TjOI_U8Qb8huSnBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CBoQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Duncan%20Campbell%201st%20Lord%20of%20Lochow&f=false




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  • Created by: Sharren Formby
  • Added: Jan 21, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46932452/colin-campbell: accessed ), memorial page for Sir Colin “1st Laird of Glenorchy” Campbell (1400–24 Sep 1475), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46932452, citing Kilmartin Church Cemetery, Kilmartin, Argyll and Bute, Scotland; Maintained by Sharren Formby (contributor 47009843).