Mr John CAMPBELL (1802 - 1886)**

Date of Birth: 25/07/1802 Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 22/01/1886 Place of Death: Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Council 22 May 1856 7 Jun 1856 17day(s) First (Quinquennial) Appointments under the Constitution Act. Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 10 Oct 1856 10 Nov 1860 4yr(s) 1mth(s) 1day(s) Member of the NSW Legislative Council 3 Sep 1861 22 Jan 1886 24yr(s) 4mth(s) 20day(s) Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 24 June 1861. Member for Sydney Hamlets 10 Oct 1856 19 Dec 1857 1yr(s) 2mth(s) 10day(s) 1st (1856 - 1857) Member for Sydney Hamlets 12 Jan 1858 11 Apr 1859 1yr(s) 3mth(s) 2nd (1858 - 1859) Member for Glebe 15 Jun 1859 10 Nov 1860 1yr(s) 4mth(s) 27day(s) 3rd (1859 - 1860) Liverpool and London Fire and Life Assurance Company’s Bill Committee No.21 18 Nov 1856 18 Mar 1857 4mths 1day 1st (1856 - 1857) Liverpool and London Fire and Life Assurance Company’s Bill Committee No.21 18 Nov 1856 18 Mar 1857 4mths 1day 1st (1856 - 1857) Late Shipwrecks, Port Jackson Committee No.11 30 Oct 1857 18 Dec 1857 1mth 19days 1st (1856 - 1857) Pyrmont Bridge Company’s Bill Committee No.15 13 Nov 1857 18 Dec 1857 1mth 6days 1st (1856 - 1857) Landed Property in cases of Intestacy Descent Bill Committee No.25 2 Jul 1858 26 Nov 1858 4mths 25days 2nd (1858 - 1859) Federation of the Australian Colonies Committee No.38 3 Apr 1860 4 Jul 1860 3mths 2days 3rd (1859 - 1860)

Community Activity

Provided £10,000 to found the diocese of the Riverina and contributed to endowments of see of Grafton and Armidale and bishoprics of Goulburn and Fiji. Made large contributions to St Phillip's Sydney; St Paul's, Canterbury; All Saints, Parramatta; St James, Morpeth; and St John's, Canberra.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Merchant. Educated in England between 1810 and 1820. Was a merchant when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. In 1822, he and his brother Robert worked for their father in his mercantile, wharf, storage and shipping business, Campbell and Company. By 1830 he was managing the business and became head of it officially in 1836. Was the sole owner on his brother's death in 1859. Sold the business, his land at Dawes Point and Wharf House for £100,000 in 1876.

Personal

Eldest son of Robert, a merchant, and Sophia Palmer. Family migrated to England in 1805. Never married. Younger brothers Robert and John and nephew William Robert Campbell were all Parliamentarians. Brother Robert was an elected member of the Old Legislative Council; member of the Legislative Assembly for Sydney (City) in the first Parliament and for Sydney in the second. Twice Colonial Treasurer. Brother Charles was a member of the Legislative Council from 1870 to 1888. Nephew 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.

Additional Information

References: Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume one; Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales 1856-1901

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