Robert Campbell (1769–1846)
Australian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For his son Robert Campbell (1804–1859), see Robert Campbell (Australian politician).
For other people named Robert Campbell, see Robert Campbell.
Robert Campbell (1769–1846) was a merchant and politician in Sydney.[1][2] He was a member of the first New South Wales Legislative Council.[3] Campbell, a suburb of Canberra was named in his honour.
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Born | 28 April 1769 Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland |
Died | 15 April 1846 (aged 77) Duntroon, near Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia (Now known as Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia) |
Spouse | Sophia Palmer (1777–1833) |
Children | John Campbell (1802–1886) Robert Campbell (1804–1859) Sophia Ives Campbell (1807–1809) Charles Campbell (1810–1888) Sarah Jeffreys nee Campbell (1815–?) George P. Campbell (1818–1881) Frederick Marsden Campbell (1821–1885) |
Parent(s) | John Campbell (1728–1794) (9th Laird of Ashfield) & Agnes Paterson (1729–1792) |
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