Date of Birth: 05/10/1804
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 30/03/1859
Place of Death: 'Duntroon' near Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Customs Department Committee No.12 |
20 Apr 1858 |
26 Nov 1858 |
7 months 7 days |
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| Treasury Iron Chest and Accounts Committee No.4 |
30 Mar 1858 |
26 Nov 1858 |
7 months 28 days |
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| Member for Sydney |
15 Jan 1858 |
30 Mar 1859 |
1 year 2 months 16 days |
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| Colonial Treasurer |
04 Jan 1858 |
30 Mar 1859 |
1 year 2 months 27 days |
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| Treasury Iron Chest and Accounts Committee No.17 |
17 Nov 1857 |
18 Dec 1857 |
1 month 2 days |
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| Pyrmont Bridge Company’s Bill Committee No.15 |
13 Nov 1857 |
18 Dec 1857 |
1 month 6 days |
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| Reclaiming Land, Woolloomooloo Bay Committee |
25 Aug 1857 |
18 Dec 1857 |
3 months 24 days |
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| Customs Department Committee No.15 |
31 Oct 1856 |
18 Mar 1857 |
4 months 18 days |
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| Member for Sydney (City) |
03 Sep 1856 |
19 Dec 1857 |
1 year 3 months 17 days |
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| Colonial Treasurer |
26 Aug 1856 |
02 Oct 1856 |
1 month 7 days |
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| Member for Sydney (City) |
13 Mar 1856 |
26 Aug 1856 |
5 months 14 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
13 Mar 1856 |
30 Mar 1859 |
3 years 18 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
01 Nov 1851 |
29 Feb 1856 |
4 years 4 months |
An Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 - 1856 for the City of Sydney |
Political Party Activity
He was a leader of the anti-transportation campaign from the early 1830's.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Merchant. Parents sent him to England in 1810. Educated at Pimlico, London. Returned to New South Wales in 1819. He was a merchant when he was elected to the old Legislative Council. In 1822, he and his brother John worked for their father in his mercantile, wharf, storage and shipping business, Campbell and Company. He was made a partner in 1827 and retained that position until his death. Was a freemason from the age of 18; senior warden of his lodge at 19, worshipful master at 20 and first provinicial Scottish grandmaster of the province of Australia in 1856.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Second son of Robert Campbell (senior), a merchant, and his wife Sophia Palmer. Married Annie Sophia Riley in 1835 and had no issue. Brothers John and Charles and his son William Robert were all Parliamentarians. Brother John was a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Sydney Hamlets in the first Parliament and for the Glebe in the second and third Parliaments. Appointed to the Legislative Council in 1856 and again from 1861 until his death in 1886. Brother Charles was a member of the Legislative Council from 1870 to 1888. His son, William Robert was a member of the Legislative Assembly for West Sydney in the fifth Parliament; and for The Gwydir in the 10th to 12th Parliaments. Member of the Legislative Council from 1890, until his death in 1906. Church of England.
Additional Information
References:
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1
