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Leopold Colin Henry Douglas Campbell/Campbell, 6th Baron Blythswood
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Leopold Colin Henry Douglas Campbell/Campbell, 6th Baron Blythswood (1881–1940).  He was the son of Maj Gen Sir Barrington Bulkeley (3rd Baron Blythswood ) Douglas-Campbell, and Mildred Catherine Hawley.

Born 5 March 1881 in London

Leopold Campbell was educated at Eton and from there entered Trinity College Cambridge in 1899. He achieved a BA in 1903 and MA in 1906. He was ordained Deacon 1905 and Priest (London) 1906.

His appointments within the Church were many and varied.

1905 -1908 Curate at St Michael, Highgate. Whilst there he married Mabel Dumbleton
1908 -1912 Rector of Great Elm Somerset
1912 -1917 Rector of Didmarton Gloucestershire
1917- 1919 Chaplain to the forces in WW1. (Hon. Chaplain 1919)  His son Phillip was born in Axbridge Somerset in 1919.
1919- 1923 Vicar of Padbury, Buckinghamshire
1923 -1926 Curate of St Luke’s Victoria Docks, London
1926- 1927 Vicar of North Cave with South Cliffe, Yorkshire
1927- 1931 Vicar of Ringmer, Sussex
Vicar of Stockcross, Berkshire 1931-38;

In 1929 he changed his name to Leopold Colin Henry Douglas Douglas-Campbell which is how he was known when arriving at Stockcross in 1931.

He was a prolific letter writer and a kindly man. He was partial to Ovaltine as there are many invoices for it signed by him still held in the church archives.

His older brothers, Sholto (4th Baron ) and Barrington Sholto (5th Baron) had produced no male heirs. So when Barrington died Leopold succeeded him as 6th Baron Blythswood on 3 March 1937. He resigned from St John’s Stockcross in 1938.

Demolished in 1935, the new Lord Blythswood could no longer live at Blytheswood House, the family seat so he and  his wife went to live in Great Bookham Surrey (1939).

He died suddenly on 8 February 1940 at Marsham Court Westminster aged 58. His funeral was at Inchinnan, Renfrewshire and his coffin carried from the church to the family vault by estate workers and tenants. A memorial service was held for him at St John’s Church Stockcross.

Married and had issue.  His only son Phillip (7th Baron) was killed on active service with the Scots Guards on 14 September 1940 aged just 21. He was also buried at Inchinnan. The Peerage became extinct on his death.

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