Archibald Campbell 9th Earl of Argyll was styled as Master of Argyll between 1629 and 1663.
He was styled as Lord Lorne between 1629 and 1663.
He was Colonel of the Foot Guards.
He fought in the Battle of Dunbar on 3 September 1650 on behalf of King Charles II.
He fought in the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651 on behalf of King Charles II.
In 1654 he was excepted from Cromwell's Act of Grace as Lieutenant-General. He afterwards submitted and had to find £5000 security.
After the Restoration he was imprisoned.1 On 26 August 1662 he was sentenced to death.
On 4 June 1663 he was released.
He succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Argyll [S. 1457] on 16 October 1663 after being restored to the honours and estates of his family.
He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord of Kintyre [S. 1626] on 16 October 1663.
He succeeded to the title of 10th Lord Campbell [S. 1445] on 16 October 1663.
He succeeded to the title of 9th Lord Lorne [S. 1470] on 16 October 1663.
He was invested as a Fellow Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 28 October 1663.
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] on 9 June 1664.
He held the office of an Extraordinary Lord of Session between 11 July 1674 and November 1681.
On 19 December 1681 he was sentenced to death for high treasons for refusing to subscribe to the Test Act. He escaped from Edinburgh Castle disguised as a page holding the train of his step-daughter Lady Sophia Lindsay and fled to Holland.
He was attainted and his honours forfeit.
He was General of the forces which invaded Scotland in support of Monmouth's rebellion on 17 April 1685.
At Inchinnan Scotland he was captured after a short and inglorious campaign.
1628 - 1685 (56 years)