John Campbell, 5th Earl Cawdor

Who was John Campbell, 5th Earl Cawdor?

John Duncan Vaughan Campbell TD, 5th Earl Cawdor, styled Viscount Emlyn between 1911 and 1914, was a Scottish peer.

Campbell was the son of Hugh Campbell, 4th Earl Cawdor and Joan Emily Mary Thynne. He fought in the First World War, with the Royal Navy and was decorated with the award of the Territorial Decoration. He fought in the Second World War and was mentioned in despatches as was Lieutenant-Colonel. He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Geographical Society, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and the Society of Antiquaries.

Lord Cawdor married, firstly, Wilma Mairi Vickers, daughter of Vincent C. Vickers, on 15 May 1929. They had three children:

Lady Caroline Mairi Campbell.

Hugh John Vaughan Campbell, 6th Earl Cawdor.

Hon. James Alexander Campbell.

He married, secondly, Elizabeth Topham Richardson, daughter of John Topham Richardson, on 29 June 1961.