CAMPBELL, Alexander (eld. son of Thomas Campbell of Ballymena, co. Antrim, schoolmaster 1763–1854). b. near Ballymena 12 Sep. 1788; ed. at Glasgow univ. 1808–9; went to United States 1809; joined the Baptists 1812; organised a separate body under name of Disciples of Christ, more commonly known as Campbellites 1827; founded a college at Bethany 21 Oct. 1841; author of numerous religious books; edited “Christian Baptist” 7 vols. 1823–9, succeeded by the Millenial harbinger. d. Bethany, west Virginia 4 March 1866. Richardson’s Memoirs 2 vols. 1871, portrait; Rice’s Campbellism its rise and progress 1850.
CAMPBELL, Sir Alexander, 2 Baronet. b. 15 June 1819; succeeded 2 April 1842; a sergeant at arms in Her Majesty’s Household 1851 to death. d. 16 Ridgeway place, Wimbledon 11 Dec. 1880.
CAMPBELL, Alexander Cameron (eld. son of lieut. gen. Alexander Campbell of Monzie, co. Argyle who d. 24 Feb. 1832). b. 30 Dec. 1811; officer in 32 foot and 15 hussars 1828–32; M.P. for co. Argyle 9 July 1841 to Aug. 1843; brought in a “Bill to regulate the exercise of church patronage in Scotland” 14 April 1842; laid foundation of the John Knox memorial church Edinburgh 18 May 1846; a great promoter of interests of Free Church of Scotland. d. Markham house, Leamington 5 Jany. 1869. bur. in St. Mary’s church Warwick. J. A. Wylie’s Disruption Worthies (1881) 125–30.
CAMPBELL, Alexander Duncan. Writer Madras civil service 1807; sec. to Board of revenue 1817; third puisne judge of Sudder Fougdarry, Adawlut 1838, second puisne judge 1840, first puisne judge 1842, resigned the service 6 May 1842; author of A grammar of the Teloogoo language 1816; A dictionary of the Teloogoo language 1821, 2 ed. 1848. d. 23 April 1857.
CAMPBELL, Andrew Voullaire, stage name of Andrew Leonard Voullaire. b. London 29 Sep. 1789; gave imitations at Sanspareil theatre 1808; acted at Sadler’s Wells theatre 1814–38; acted at Astley’s and City of London theatres; acting manager at Royal Grecian saloon to 1851; a pensioner in Royal dramatic college, Woking 1859 to death; wrote many dramas and addresses. d. Royal dramatic college, Woking 2 July 1870. Actors by daylight i, 113 (1838), portrait.
CAMPBELL, Sir Angus, 2 Baronet. b. Surrey 19 Aug. 1827; entered navy 10 Dec. 1840; lieut. 4 Dec. 1849; placed on h.p. Oct. 1856; succeeded 18 Oct. 1860. d. Dunstaffnage, Argyleshire 13 Aug. 1863.
CAMPBELL, Sir Archibald Islay, 3 Baronet. b. Garscube near Glasgow 16 May 1825; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch. Ox.; succeeded 23 July 1846; M.P. for Argyleshire 6 June 1851 to 21 March 1857; lieut. col. of 1 Lanarkshire rifle corps 1860. d. Garscube 11 Sep. 1866.
CAMPBELL, Rev. Augustus. b. London 4 April 1786; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1807, M.A. 1812; R. of Liverpool 1829 to death; V. of Childwall near Liverpool 1829 to death; author of The rights of the English clergy asserted and the probable amount of the incomes estimated 1822, 2 ed. 1823; Two papers on church music read before the Liverpool Ecclesiastical music society 1854. d. Childwall vicarage 16 May 1870.
CAMPBELL, Charles Stuart. Lieutenant 26 foot 14 Dec. 1797; lieut. col. 1 foot 24 Jany. 1829 to 27 Oct. 1831 when placed on h.p.; C.B. 26 Sep. 1831; M.G. 20 June 1854. d. Reading 30 Aug. 1854.
CAMPBELL, Colin Minton. b. Liverpool 27 Aug. 1827; member of Society of Arts 1860; invented a new method of producing durable mural paintings by fictile vitrifaction described in a paper read before Society of Arts 14 Dec. 1870; head of firm of Minton and Co. of Stoke upon Trent, manufacturers of china; sheriff of Staffs. 1869; M.P. for North Staffs. 10 Feb. 1874 to 24 March 1880. d. Woodseat, Uttoxeter, Staffs. 7 Feb. 1885. Bronze statue of him by T. Brock unveiled at Stoke upon Trent 1 Jany. 1887.