daughter of John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll. McNeill was the brother-in law (by his 2nd marriage) of the author John Wilson, and (by his 3rd marriage) of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll. McNeill died at Poralto near Cannes in France, on 17 May 1883. A memorial to his memory lies on the south-east wall of Liberton Cemetery in Edinburgh, at the grave of his third wife, Emma Augusta. Notes References Scottish diplomats Fellows of the Royal Asiatic Society Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom 1795 births 1883 deaths People from Argyll and Bute Scottish surgeons Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish civil servants Great Game 19th-century British diplomats British expatriates in Iran Scottish expatriates in Iran