GEORGE DOUGLAS CAMPBELL, eighth Duke of Argyle, whose “Reign of Law” and kindred essays published during the last half of the nineteenth century gave him international celebrity, was born in Dumbartonshire, Scotland, April 30th, 1823. Both in politics and literature he represented the best tradition of English aristocratic liberalism. At various times during his public career he was Lord Privy Seal, Postmaster-General, and Secretary for India. Among his works are “The Reign of Law”; “Primeval War”; “The Unity of Nature”; “Geology and the Deluge,” and “The Unseen Foundations of Society.” He died April 23d, 1900.