Hew Campbell of Loudon

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Hew Campbell of Loudon (died 1561) was a Scottish landowner.

He was a son of Hugh Campbell of Loudon and Isobel Wallace.

Campbell was Sheriff of Ayr. His first name is sometimes spelled "Hugh" or "Huw". He signed his name "Hew Campbell". [1]

Gilbert Kennedy, 2nd Earl of Cassillis (Scottish Gaelic: Gille-Brigte Mac Cinnéide) was murdered at Prestwick by followers of Hew Campbell in August 1527, over a quarrel about the lands of Turnberry. [2] The Gaelic song 'Òran Bagraidh' may relate to this event. [3]

Marriage and family

Campbell married Elizabeth Stewart, a daughter of Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox and Elizabeth Hamilton. [4]

He married secondly, Agnes Drummond, a daughter of John Drummond of Innerpeffray and Margaret Stewart. [4]

His children included:

After his death, his widow Agnes Drummond, married Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton, and subsequently, Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond.

References

  1. ↑ Annie Cameron, Scottish Correspondence of Mary of Lorraine (SHS: Edinburgh, 1927), p. 322.
  2. ↑ Ken Emond, The Minority of James V (Edinburgh, 2019), pp. 253-254.
  3. ↑ Black, Ronald, "The Gaelic Literature of Galloway: 'Òran Bagraidh' and Willie Matheson", in Ansell, Michael, Black, Ronald, & Cowan, Edward J. (eds.) (2022), Galloway: The Lost Province of Gaelic Scotland, Dewar Publishers Limited, pp. 225 - 264, ISBN   9781399926928
  4. 1 2 3 4 Paul, James Balfour (1904–1914). The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas. p. 5:496. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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