John Campbell, LL.D.

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John Campbell, LL.D was born in Edinburgh on March 8, 1708, the son of Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, a scion of the noble house of Breadalbane, and a Berkshire lady who claimed descent from the poet Waller. He earned the degree of LL.D. from the University of Glasgow in 1754. He resided in Shetland for five years. Described as "a candid and intelligent man, well acquainted with the subjects of which he treated, and though not an elegant, a truthful writer". He died at age 68 in London on December 28, 1775.

Author of:

• An Exact and Authentic Account of the Greatest-White-Herring Industry In Scotland, Carried On Yearly in the Islands of Zetland by The Dutch Only, Joseph Davidson, London, 1750. (reprinted by William Brown, Edinburgh, 1885)
• Lives of the English Admirals and other Eminent British Seamen (1761)
• The Highlands of Scotland
• The Military History of Prince Eugene and The Duke of Marlborough
• The Present State of England
• Trade of Great Britain to America
• A Political Survey of Great Britain
• Voyages and Travels, From Columbus To Anson