John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne

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Lorne, John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of
John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, later 9th duke of Argyll, governor general of Canada 1878-83 (b at London, Eng 6 Aug 1845; d on the Isle of Wight 2 May 1914). Private secretary to his father, the secretary of state for India 1868-71, Lorne represented Argyllshire as a Liberal in the House of Commons 1868-78. His appointment to Canada in 1878, at age 33, had much to do with his marriage 7 years previously to Princess Louise, Queen Victoria's fourth daughter, and the British government's attempt to enhance the prestige of the queen's representative in Ottawa. In Canada Lorne helped to reconcile BC to CONFEDERATION and supported the Canadian government's efforts to establish a Canadian high commissioner to the UK, though it reduced his own viceregal authority.

A devoted patron of the arts and letters, Lorne founded the ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA in 1882 and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880, a precursor to the National Gallery of Canada. An author of prose and poetry, his writings include Memories of Canada and Scotland (1884), Imperial Federation (1885), Canadian Pictures (1885), Passages from the Past (2 vols, 1907) and Yesterday and To-day in Canada (1910).

Lorne, Marquess of
Lorne, Marquess of
A devoted patron of the arts and letters, Lorne founded the Royal Society of Canada in 1882 and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 (courtesy Notman Photographic Archives/McCord Museum).

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