Difference between revisions of "Campbell of Succoth"

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There are two possible candidates for this bookplate:

John Campbell of Succoth (1645- ), Glasgow lawyer and MP.
He was a practising writer (legal practitioner) at Edinburgh. Between 1672 and 1677 he recorded his arms. He held the office of Burgess of Glasgow in 1679 and was a member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll from 1681 to 1682.
or possibly his son William Campbell of Succoth (1679-1764), Lieutenant-Governor of Dumbarton Castle between 1708 and 1764.

Used an engraved bookplate:

Franks 4964 Campbell of Succoth

Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.

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 ====Biographical Note====
 There are two possible candidates for this bookplate:
-# John Campbell of Succoth (1645-  ), Glasgow lawyer and MP.<br>He was a practising writer ([[occupation::legal practitioner]]) at [[location::Edinburgh]]. Between 1672 and 1677 he recorded his arms. He held the office of Burgess of [[location::Glasgow]] in 1679 and was a member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll from 1681 to 1682.
+# John Campbell of Succoth (1645-  ), Glasgow lawyer and MP.<br>He was a practising writer ([[occupation::legal practitioner]]) at [[location::Edinburgh]]. Between 1672 and 1677 he recorded his arms. He held the office of Burgess of [[location::Glasgow]] in 1679 and was a member of the [[occupation::Scottish Parliament]] for Argyll from 1681 to 1682.
-# or possibly his son [[family::William Campbell of Succoth]] (1679-1764), Lieutenant-Governor of [[location::Dumbarton Castle]] between 1708 and 1764.
+# or possibly his son [[family::William Campbell of Succoth]] (1679-1764), [[occupation::Lieutenant-Governor]] of [[location::Dumbarton Castle]] between 1708 and 1764.
 ====Books====