John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
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John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, KB (1696–1782) was a Scottish nobleman, diplomat and politician.
Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, he was styled Lord Glenorchy from 1716 until 1752, when he succeeded to the earldom.
He was Envoy to Denmark from 1718 and ambassador to Russia from 1731.
He was Member of Parliament for Saltash in 1727 and 1734, for Oxford City from 1741, and was a Scottish representative peer from 1752. He was Master of the Jewel Office from 1745–56, was awarded a DCL from Oxford University in 1756, and served as Justice in Eyre south of the Trent from 1756 to 1765 and Vice-Admiral of Scotland from 1776.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Hon. Henry Clinton | Master of the Jewel Office 1745–1756 | Succeeded by: Sir Robert Lyttleton |
| Preceded by: The Earl of March and Ruglen | Vice-Admiral of Scotland 1776–1782 | Succeeded by: Lord William Gordon |
| Legal Offices | ||
| Preceded by: The Lord Sandys | Justice in Eyre south of Trent 1756–1765 | Succeeded by: The Lord Monson |
