Robert Campbell (New Zealand politician)
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866–1869 | 4th | Oamaru | Independent | ||
Robert Campbell (8 January 1843 – 10 December 1889) was a 19th-century New Zealand Member of Parliament representing Oamaru (Otago).
Born near London, the son of Robert "Tertius" Campbell, he came to New Zealand in 1860.[1][2] On 2 December 1868 in Christchurch, he married Emma Josephine Hawdon, the eldest daughter of Joseph Hawdon, a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council.[3] (His wife's sister later married Edward Wingfield Humphreys.[4])
He represented the Oamaru electorate from 1866 to 9 April 1869, when he resigned.[5] He was appointed[by whom?] to the Legislative Council on 13 May 1870 and served on it until he died on 10 December 1889.[6]
Notes
- ^ "Robert Campbell". Otago Daily Times. No. 8686. 25 December 1889. p. 6.
- ^ McDonald, D. C. "Campbell, Robert". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "Marriage". The Star. No. 174. 2 December 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Married". The Press. Vol. XIV, no. 1878. 22 April 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 99.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 75.
References
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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