Hew Campbell of Loudon (died 1561) was a Scottish landowner. He was a son of Hugh Campbell of Loudon and Isobel Wallace. Campbell was Sheriff of Ayr. His first name is sometimes spelled "Hugh" or "Huw". He signed his name "Hew Campbell". Gilbert Kennedy, 2nd Earl of Cassillis (Scottish Gaelic: ''Gille-Brigte Mac Cinnéide'') was murdered at

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by followers of Hew Campbell in August 1527, over a quarrel about the lands of Turnberry. The

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song 'Òran Bagraidh' may relate to this event.Black, Ronald, "The Gaelic Literature of Galloway: 'Òran Bagraidh' and Willie Matheson", in Ansell, Michael, Black, Ronald, & Cowan, Edward J. (eds.) (2022), ''Galloway: The Lost Province of Gaelic Scotland'', Dewar Publishers Limited, pp. 225 - 264,

Marriage and family

Campbell married Elizabeth Stewart, a daughter of

Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox ( 14609 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the eldest son of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox, and his wife Margaret Montgomerie, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie. He was ...

and Elizabeth Hamilton. He married secondly, Agnes Drummond, a daughter of John Drummond of

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and Margaret Stewart. His children included: *Matthew Campbell of Loudon *Margaret Campbell, who married Alexander Nisbet of Bankhead After his death, his widow Agnes Drummond, married

Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton (c. 15311585) was a Scottish aristocrat who was a strong supporter of Mary Queen of Scots. He was an important participant in a tumultuous period of Scottish history. Early years Born in 1531, Montgomerie ...

, and subsequently,

Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond (1550–1600) was a Scottish landowner. Patrick was the son of David Drummond, 2nd Lord Drummond and Lilias Ruthven (d. 1579), daughter of William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven and Janet Halyburton, Lady Dirleton. ...

References

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