Peerage Record – 3304

     Flora Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun was born in August 1780.¹ She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. James Mure-Campbell, 5th Earl of Loudoun and Flora Macleod.¹ She married Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, son of John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira and Elizabeth Hastings, Baroness Hastings, on 12 July 1804.¹ She died on 8 January 1840 at age 59.¹
     She succeeded as the 7th Lady Campbell of Loudoun [S., 1601] on 28 April 1786.¹ She succeeded as the 6th Lady Tarrinzean and Mauchline [S., 1633] on 28 April 1786.¹ She succeeded as the 6th Countess of Loudoun [S., 1633] on 28 April 1786.¹ Her married name became Rawdon-Hastings.

     Maj.-Gen. James Mure-Campbell, 5th Earl of Loudoun was born on 11 February 1726.¹ He was the son of Sir James Campbell and Lady Jane Boyle.¹ He married Flora Macleod, daughter of John Macleod of Raasay, on 30 April 1777.¹ He died on 28 April 1786 at age 60.¹
     He was given the name of James Campbell at birth.¹ On 13 December 1729 his name was legally changed to James Mure-Campbell on inheriting his maternal grandmother’s estates.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1745 in the Scots Greys.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Ayrshire between 1754 and 1761.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel between 1757 and 1763 in the 21st Dragoons.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 2nd Dragoon Guards.² He gained the rank of Major-General in 1781.² He succeeded as the 5th Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline [S., 1633] on 27 April 1782.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Campbell of Loudoun [S., 1601] on 27 April 1782.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Loudoun [S., 1633] on 27 April 1782.¹

     Flora Macleod was the daughter of John Macleod of Raasay.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. James Mure-Campbell, 5th Earl of Loudoun, son of Sir James Campbell and Lady Jane Boyle, on 30 April 1777.² She died on 2 September 1780.¹
     Her married name became Campbell.

     John Macleod of Raasay lived at Raasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland^G.¹

     Sir James Campbell was the son of James Campbell, 2nd Earl of Loudoun and Lady Margaret Montgomerie.¹ He married Lady Jane Boyle, daughter of David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow and Jean Mure, on 29 March 1720.² He died on 11 May 1745 [30 April 1745 O.S.] at Tournai, Belgium, killed in action.¹
     He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Scots Greys.¹ He fought in the Battle of Dettingen in 1743.¹ He lived at Lawers, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹ He fought in the Battle of Fontenoy on 11 May 1745.¹

     Lady Jane Boyle was the daughter of David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow and Jean Mure.¹ She married Sir James Campbell, son of James Campbell, 2nd Earl of Loudoun and Lady Margaret Montgomerie, on 29 March 1720.¹ She died on 13 December 1729.¹
     From 29 March 1720, her married name became Campbell.¹

     Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun was the son of James Campbell, 2nd Earl of Loudoun and Lady Margaret Montgomerie.¹ He married Lady Margaret Dalrymple, daughter of John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, on 6 April 1700.¹ He died on 20 November 1731.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Lord Campbell of Loudoun [S., 1601] in 1684.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline [S., 1633] in 1684.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Loudoun [S., 1633] in 1684.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1697.¹ He held the office of Extraordinary Lord of Session between 1699 and 1731.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1703.¹ He held the office of Commissioner of Treasury [Scotand] between 1703 and 1705.¹ He held the office of Joint Secretary of State [Scotland] between 1705 and 1707.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1706.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1707.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1707 and 1731.¹ On 7 February 1707 he resigned and got his titles regranted with remainders to the heirs general of the body of the 1st Earl but of his nomination, in default of which to the heirs male whatsoever of the 1st Earl.¹ He held the office of Lord Keeper [Scotland] between 1708 and 1713.¹ He fought in the Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715, against the Jacobites.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     Colonel John Campbell was the son of James Campbell, 2nd Earl of Loudoun and Lady Margaret Montgomerie.¹ He died, without issue.¹
     He lived at Shankstoun, Scotland^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ayrshire between 1700 and 1702.²

     Jean Mure was the daughter of William Mure of Rowallan.¹ She married, firstly, William Fairlie of Bruntisfield, younger before 1697.² She married, secondly, David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow, son of John Boyle of Kelburn and Marion Steuart, on 16 June 1697.² She died on 3 September 1724.²
     From before 1697, her married name became Fairlie.² From 16 June 1697, her married name became Boyle.² After her marriage, Jean Mure was styled as Countess of Glasgow on 12 October 1703.

     William Mure of Rowallan lived at Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland^G.¹