John Campbell, 5th Earl Cawdor

John Duncan Vaughan Campbell, 5th Earl Cawdor, TD (17 May 1900 – 1970), styled Viscount Emlyn between 1911 and 1914, was a Scots-Welsh nobleman.

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 awarded the Territorial Decoration. He fought in the Second World War as a Lieutenant-Colonel and was mentioned in despatches. 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 (1906-1982), daughter of Vincent Cartwright Vickers, on 15 May 1929. They had three children:

They were divorced in 1961.[5] He married, secondly, Elizabeth Topham Richardson, daughter of John Topham Richardson, on 29 June 1961.

References
  1. "The Peerage: Caroline Mairi Campbell". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. "The Peerage: Caroline Mairi Campbell Friesen". Find a Grave. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. "The Peerage: Hugh John Vaughan Campbell of Cawdor, 6th Earl Cawdor of Castlemartin". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. "The Peerage: Hon. James Alexander Campbell". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. "The Peerage: Wilma Mairi Vickers". The Peerage. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Hugh Frederick Campbell		 Earl Cawdor
1914–1970		 Succeeded by
Hugh John Vaughan Campbell
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