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The Right Honourable
Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil
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The portrait of Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil by Sir Henry Raeburn 1756–1823. Exhibited: Edinburgh Raeburn Exhibition of 1876 no. 205. Other portraits of the Campbells of Possil belonging to the family were also exhibited at the 1876 Raeburn exhibition.
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Rank
Colonel
Relations
General George Carter-Campbell, Major General Sir Archibald Campbell K.B. of Inverneill, Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil, General Sir James Campbell of Inverneill, Willoughby Harcourt Carter
Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil (see Carter-Campbell of Possil) (1754–1849) entered the army as an ensign in the 42nd Regiment in April 1769, and obtained a lieutenancy in the 2nd Battalion Royals the following year in Menorca.
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