James Henry Callander

James Henry Callander (18 August 1803 – 31 January 1851), of Craigforth, Stirlingshire, was a Scottish politician.

Background and education

Callander was the eldest son of Colonel George Callander, of Craigforth, and his wife the Honourable Elizabeth Erskine. He was educated at Eton.

Career

Callander was the 5th Callander Laird of Craigforth, Stirlingshire, and 16th Laird of Ardkinglas, Argyllshire. He sat as Member of Parliament for Argyllshire from 1832 to 1835.^[1]

Family

Callander's first wife, the Honourable Jane Erskine, c. 1838, in the Gallery of Beauties.

Callander married firstly his cousin the Honourable Jane Plumer Erskine (1818–1846), daughter of David Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine and Frances Cadwallader, on 29 August 1837.^[2] They had three daughters:

• Fanny Jane Callander.
• Mary Hermione, who married 1stly Charles Sartoris; and secondly George Henry Dawkins, of Over Norton Park.
• Janey Sevilla Callander, theatre producer. She married Lord Archibald Campbell, brother of John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, on 12 January 1869. Their son Niall became the 10th Duke.

After his first wife's death in 1846 Callander as his second wife Charlotte Eleanor Campbell, daughter of John George Campbell of Ardpatrick, Argyll, on 1 July 1847. They had two sons

• George Frederick William Livingston-Campbell-Callander, who succeeded to Craigforth and Ardkinglas.
• Henry Barrington Callander of Ardchyline.

Callander died in January 1851.

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
2. thepeerage.com James Henry Callander

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Henry Callander