Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll ( 1629 - 1685 )

Birth: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe (26 February 1629) Death: The Coss of Edinburgh, Scotland, Europe (30 June 1685) Burial: Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland, Europe Occupation: Politician Education: Glasgow University (1643) Career: Travelled in France and Italy (1648-1649); Colonel, afterwards Lieutenant-General in the Royalist Army, fought against his father (1650-1654); imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle (1657-1660 and 1661-1663, after the execution of his father), released on secret instructions from the King; Scottish Privy Councillor (1664); Extraordinary Lord of Session (1674-1681); objected to the Test Act; dismissed from the Privy Council for not having properly taken the test and imprisoned on charges including treason (1681); escaped with the aid of his stepdaughter and reached London, where he lived under an assumed name; took part in the Monmouth rebellion (1685); taken prisoner at Inchinnan and beheaded at Edinburgh on the charges laid against him in 1681 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 28/10/1663 Proposers: Sir Robert Moray Date of ejection/withdrawal: 9 August 1682 Other RSActivity: Proposed on the same day as elected.