David Campbell (Belfast South MP)

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Sir
David Campbell
KBE, CMG
Member of Parliament
for Belfast South
In office
4 November 1952 – 12 June 1963
Preceded byConolly Gage
Succeeded byRafton Pounder
Personal details
Born(1891-01-29)29 January 1891
Died12 June 1963(1963-06-12) (aged 72)
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party

Sir David Callender Campbell KBE, CMG (29 January 1891 - 12 June 1963) was an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast South in a 1952 by-election, and served until his death in 1963. In 1959 while leader of the UUP Westminster MP's, he became involved in the row over Catholic membership of the UUP when he supported the idea in a letter to the party leader.[1]

He served as Lieutenant-Governor of Malta, 1943–1952.

References

  1. ^ Walker, Graham, A history of the Ulster Unionist Party, Manchester University Press 2004. pg 148

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Belfast South
1952–1963
Succeeded by