John Campbell, 1st of Cawdor (c1490-1546)

Sir John Campbell (c. 1490 - 1 May 1546) was a Scottish nobleman and the eponymous ancestor of the Campbells of Cawdor.

John was the third son of the Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth, a daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. He married the daughter and heiress of Sir John Calder of Calder, in 1510, whom his father had kidnapped. He died on 1 May 1546, his wife Muriel dying in 1575.

Family
By his wife, Muriel, daughter of John Calder of Calder and Isabella Rose, their children were:
 * Archibald Campbell, died in December 1551.
 * Katherine Campbell, died on 1 October 1578.
 * John Campbell, Bishop of the Isles, died in 1585.
 * Janet Campbell
 * Donald Campbell
 * Marjory Campbell
 * Duncan Campbell, died in 1572
 * William Campbell
 * Isabell Campbell
 * Alexander Campbell
 * Ann Campbell