Robert Campbell (politician, 1843)

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Robert Campbell ( January 8, 1843 , † December 10, 1889 ) was a New Zealand politician .

biography

Campbell was probably born in London . 1860 emigrated to New Zealand. On December 2, 1868 in Christchurch , he married Emma Josephine Hawdon , the eldest daughter of Joseph Hawdon , a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council . His wife's sister later married Edward Wingfield Humphreys .

Campbell represented the constituency of Oamaru in the House of Representatives from 1866 until he resigned on April 9, 1869. On May 13, 1870, he was appointed to the Legislative Council, where he sat until his death on December 10, 1889.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DC McDonald: Campbell, Robert . In: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture & Heritage . Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  2. ^ Marriage (s) . In: The Star , December 2, 1868, p. 2. Retrieved April 27, 2010. 
  3. ^ Married (en) . In: The Press , April 22, 1869, p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2016. 
  4. ↑ Guy Scholefield : New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840-1949 . 3. Edition. Govt. Printer, Wellington 1950, pp. 99 (English, first edition: 1913).
  5. ↑ Guy Scholefield : New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840-1949 . 3. Edition. Govt. Printer, Wellington 1950, pp. 75 (English, first edition: 1913).
personal data
SURNAME Campbell, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1843
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 1889