Alexander Campbell of Possil

For other people with the same name, see Alexander Campbell (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable

Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil

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The portrait of Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil by Sir Henry Raeburn 1756–1823. Exhibited: Edinburgh Raeburn Exhibition of 1876 no. 205. Other portraits of the Campbells of Possil belonging to the family were also exhibited at the 1876 Raeburn exhibition.
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankColonel
RelationsGeneral George Carter-Campbell,
Major General Sir Archibald Campbell K.B. of Inverneill,
Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil,
General Sir James Campbell of Inverneill,
Willoughby Harcourt Carter
12 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, Campbell's Edinburgh townhouse

Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil (see Carter-Campbell of Possil) (1754–1849) entered the army as an ensign in the 42nd Regiment in April 1769, and obtained a lieutenancy in the 2nd Battalion Royals the following year in Menorca.