Henry Campion (c. 1680 – 17 April 1761), of Combwell, Goudhurst, Kent, was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1715. He later became an active Jacobite.
Although his father was a Whig lawyer, Campion was returned as Tory Member of Parliament for East Grinstead at the 1708 British general election. He told for the Tories several times and voted against the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell in 1710. He did not stand at the 1710 British general election, but was returned as MP for Bossiney at a by-election on 22 December 1710. He was chosen a commissioner of accounts on 9 April 1711 and was classed as one of the ‘worthy patriots’ who had detected the mismanagements of the previous administration. At the 1713 British general election he was returned as MP for Sussex in a contest and also for Helston. He chose to sit for Sussex and was highly active within the House of Commons..[1]
After 1715 Campion became an active Jacobite and served in the Jacobite rebellion as a messenger and organizer. As a result he had to spend the next few years abroad, before returning to England in 1720. In 1725 he came into possession of Danny Park where he lived until his death.
Death and legacyedit
Campion died on 17 April 1761 and was buried at Hurstpierpoint. He left a son, William and a daughter, Katherine, who had married a George Courthope. [4]
Referencesedit
^ abc"CAMPION, Henry (c.1680-1761), of Combwell, Goudhurst, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^"Campion, Henry (CMN697H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^Admissions Register VOL 1 1420-1799. The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. 1896.
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