William Campbell, 2nd Baron Stratheden and Campbell
William Frederick Campbell, 2nd Baron Stratheden, 2nd Baron Campbell (15 October 1824 – 21 January 1893), was a British peer and Liberal politician. His father was the Lord Chancellor.
The Stratheden and Campbell | |
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 as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, October 1873 | |
| Member of Parliament for Harwich | |
| In office 1859–1852 | |
| Preceded by | Robert John Bagshaw |
| Succeeded by | Richard Rowley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1824 |
| Died | 21 January 1893 Wandsworth |
| Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Hartrigge House |
| Education | Eton College, Balliol College, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge |
Background
Stratheden and Campbell was the eldest son of Lord Chancellor John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell, and Mary Elizabeth, 1st Baroness Stratheden, daughter of James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger.[1] He was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was awarded his M.A. in 1846.[1]
Political career
Stratheden and Campbell was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridge in 1847, a seat he held until 1852,[2] and later represented Harwich from 1859 to 1860.[3] The latter year he succeeded his mother in the barony of Stratheden and entered the House of Lords. The following year he also inherited the barony of Campbell on the death of his father.
Personal life
Lord Stratheden and Campbell dined at the Reform Club and had residences at Hartrigge House in Jedburgh and Stratheden House in Knightsbridge.[1] He died at Wandsworth, Surrey, on 15 January 1893, aged 66. He never married and was succeeded in the baronies by his younger brother, Hallyburton.
References
- Edward Walford (1864). The County Families of the United Kingdom, Or Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland. 2. Ed. Greatly Enl. Hardwicke. pp. 166–.
- leighrayment.com
- leighrayment.com
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Campbell
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Hon. John Manners-Sutton Sir Fitzroy Kelly |
Member of Parliament for Cambridge 1847 – 1852 With: Robert Adair |
Succeeded by Kenneth Macaulay John Harvey Astell |
| Preceded by Robert John Bagshaw Henry Jervis-White-Jervis |
Member of Parliament for Harwich 1859 – 1860 With: Henry Jervis-White-Jervis |
Succeeded by Henry Jervis-White-Jervis Richard Rowley |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Mary Campbell |
Baron Stratheden 1860 – 1893 |
Succeeded by Hallyburton George Campbell |
| Preceded by John Campbell |
Baron Campbell 1861 – 1893 | |
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