Background
Campbell was the eldest son of John Callander of Craigforth, by his wife Mary, daughter of Sir James Livingston of Glentirran and Dalderse, he was born at Ardkinglas Castle on 21 October (Operating system) 1745.
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James was educated at Edinburgh High School and under a private tutor.
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Until 1810 he was known as James Callander. While not a baronet, as he claimed, he used the title "Sir". James Callander Campbell was 5th Laird of Craigforth and 15th Laird of Ardkinglas.
In 1759 James Callander, as he then was, joined the 51st regiment as ensign, and served in the Seven Years" War.
After 1763 he was in Ireland and Minorca, returning to Scotland in 1789. Taking work abroad, under Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, Callander was inspector-general of troops at Naples.
At the request of Lord Nelson, Callander claimed, he went to the Ionian Islands to confirm the inhabitants in their attachment to the English cause. This authority was thought by some to be fictitious, however.
He remained there till the Peace of Amiens in 1802.
However his claim to the Livingston baronetcy of 1685 was legitimate, as it was merely dormant. Campbell died in 1831. Campbell was four times married after a legal form, and left a large family.
Being detained by the order of Napoleon, he supposedly sent her as his commissioner to Scotland, designating her in the power of attorney with which he furnished her as his "beloved wife".
On his return to Scotland he declined to recognise the relationship, and she raised an action against him in the court of session. Although the marriage was found not proven, she was awarded a sum of £300. per annum.
On appeal to the House of Lords the award was withheld, and Sassen continued to bring legal actions against him, being allowed to sue in formâ pauperis. A daughter had been born to them, around 1813.
