UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: 1729

Died: 8 June 1816

20 April 1761	Ayr Burghs	Unopposed
1761 Lord Frederick Campbell elected to sit for Glasgow.
20 April 1761	Glasgow Burghs	Unopposed
1765 Resignation of Lord Frederick Campbell on appointment to office.
24 June 1765	Glasgow Burghs	Unopposed
11 April 1768	Glasgow Burghs	Unopposed
1768 Resignation of Lord Frederick Campbell on appointment to office.
10 December 1768	Glasgow Burghs	Unopposed
31 October 1774	Glasgow Burghs	Unopposed
14 September 1780	Dunbartonshire	27	58.70
14 February 1781 Petition - Lord Frederick Campbell unseated and George Elphinstone declared elected. The House of Commons agreed that the scheduling of the election on the earliest possible day, which happened to be 1 day before new freeholders became valid voters, was unfair and found that Elphinstone was elected by 42 votes to 29.
9 October 1780	Argyleshire	Unopposed
30 April 1784	Argyleshire	Unopposed
1787 Resignation of Lord Frederick Campbell. He was subsequently appointed a Vice Treasurer of Ireland.
17 July 1787	Argyleshire	Unopposed
19 July 1790	Argyleshire	Unopposed
14 June 1796	Argyleshire	Unopposed
1799 Resignation of Lord Frederick Campbell.