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John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor

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The Earl Cawdor
Pembrokeshire County Councillor for Castlemartin
In office
1889–1889
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire
In office
1861–1898
MonarchVictoria
Preceded byThe 1st Lord Cawdor
Succeeded bySir James Williams-Drummond, 4th Baronet
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
1860–1898
MonarchVictoria
Preceded byThe 1st Lord Cawdor
Succeeded byThe 3rd Lord Cawdor
Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire
In office
1841–1860
MonarchVictoria
Preceded bySir John Owen, 1st Baronet
Succeeded byGeorge Lort Phillips
Personal details
Born11 June 1817 (1817-06-11)
Died29 March 1898 (1898-03-30) (aged 80)
NationalityBritish
SpouseSarah Mary Compton Cavendish
Children7 (including Frederick Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor
Parents

John Frederick Vaughan Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor (11 June 1817 – 29 March 1898),[1] was a British politician.

Campbell was the son of John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor, and Lady Elizabeth Thynne, daughter of 2nd Marquess of Bath. He was known as Viscount Emlyn until the death of his father in 1860.

As Viscount Emlyn, he served as Lord-in-waiting to Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, at the 1838 coronation of Queen Victoria.[2]

He married Sarah Mary Compton Cavendish, daughter of General Hon. Henry Frederick Compton-Cavendish and Sarah Fawkener, on 28 June 1842. They had seven children:

Political career

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Cawdor, as Lord Emlyn, served as MP for Pembrokeshire from 1841 until 1860.

In later life he participated in local politics and was elected unopposed for Castlemartin at the first elections to Pembrokeshire County Council in 1889.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. 1921. p. 46.
  2. ^ "Key to Mr Leslie's picture of Queen Victoria receiving the Holy Sacrament at her Coronation". National Portrait Gallery.
  3. ^ "County Council Elections". Pembrokeshire Herald. 18 January 1889. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire
1841–1860
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire
1861–1898
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl Cawdor
1860–1898
Succeeded by