He was born in Sydney, Australia, on 12 July 1811, the son of Scottish-born merchant. entrepreneur and pastoralist Robert Campbell (1789–1851).[3] He married Anne Orr in Parramatta, New South Wales on 15 January 1835.[4] They later moved to England.
In 1859 he bought Buscot Park where he lived until his death in 1887.
He was elected MP for Helston at a by-election in May 1866 but was unseated in July 1866. The by-election had originally recorded 153 votes for both him and his rival, William Brett, but Campbell was declared elected after the Returning officer (who was the father of his election agent) cast a vote for him, after consulting a legal textbook which suggested he could make the casting vote.
A petition was lodged, and a committee decided the returning officer had no right to cast the vote and should have declared both candidates elected. However, on scrutiny one vote was taken from Campbell's total, leaving Brett elected alone. This election led to Parliament deciding that "according to the law and usage of Parliament, it is the duty of the sheriff or other returning officer in England, in the case of an equal number of votes being polled for two or more candidates at an election, to return all such candidates".[5]
In 1877, Campbell's daughter Edith married Herbert Reuter, of Reuters. Within a few days of her death in 1915, Reuter killed himself.[6]
His daughter Florence married Charles Bravo and was suspected of his murder, dying in 1878 of alcohol poisoning.[7]
^“SUICIDE OF BARON REUTER” in The Argus (Melbourne, Australia), 20 April 1915, p. 8: “He had been greatly distressed with grief at the sudden death of his wife. Her body was awaiting interment.”
^Adam Sherrin, “Was it the wife the lover the stableman or the maid who poisoned Charles Bravo” in The Times online edition, 11 October 2004
robert, campbell, liberal, politician, robert, campbell, july, 1811, 1887, british, liberal, party, politician, originally, from, australia, robert, campbellmpmember, parliament, helstonin, office, 1866, july, 1866preceded, byadolphus, william, youngsucceeded,. Robert Campbell 12 July 1811 1887 1 was a British Liberal Party politician originally from Australia 2 Robert CampbellMPMember of Parliament for HelstonIn office 1 May 1866 5 July 1866Preceded byAdolphus William YoungSucceeded byWilliam BrettPersonal detailsBorn12 July 1811Sydney New South Wales AustraliaDied15 October 1887BerkshireNationalityBritishPolitical partyLiberalSpouseAnne OrrChildren8 including Robert CampbellFlorence BravoResidence s Buscot Park Berkshire He was born in Sydney Australia on 12 July 1811 the son of Scottish born merchant entrepreneur and pastoralist Robert Campbell 1789 1851 3 He married Anne Orr in Parramatta New South Wales on 15 January 1835 4 They later moved to England In 1859 he bought Buscot Park where he lived until his death in 1887 He was elected MP for Helston at a by election in May 1866 but was unseated in July 1866 The by election had originally recorded 153 votes for both him and his rival William Brett but Campbell was declared elected after the Returning officer who was the father of his election agent cast a vote for him after consulting a legal textbook which suggested he could make the casting vote A petition was lodged and a committee decided the returning officer had no right to cast the vote and should have declared both candidates elected However on scrutiny one vote was taken from Campbell s total leaving Brett elected alone This election led to Parliament deciding that according to the law and usage of Parliament it is the duty of the sheriff or other returning officer in England in the case of an equal number of votes being polled for two or more candidates at an election to return all such candidates 5 In 1877 Campbell s daughter Edith married Herbert Reuter of Reuters Within a few days of her death in 1915 Reuter killed himself 6 His daughter Florence married Charles Bravo and was suspected of his murder dying in 1878 of alcohol poisoning 7 Campbell s son Robert Campbell 1843 1889 went into politics in New Zealand 8 References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with G part 2 dead link Australians in the English Parliament Dunstan Times Dunstan Times Issue 221 20 July 1866 Papers Past Retrieved 1 October 2019 Steven Margaret 1966 Campbell junior Robert 1789 1851 Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol 1 National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 3 October 2019 Robert Tertius Campbell of Buscot Clan Macfarlane and associated clans genealogy Retrieved 2 October 2019 Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 1st ed London Macmillan Press p 642 ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 SUICIDE OF BARON REUTER in The Argus Melbourne Australia 20 April 1915 p 8 He had been greatly distressed with grief at the sudden death of his wife Her body was awaiting interment Adam Sherrin Was it the wife the lover the stableman or the maid who poisoned Charles Bravo in The Times online edition 11 October 2004 McDonald D C Campbell Robert Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage Retrieved 1 April 2012 External links edit nbsp Cornwall portal Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Mr Robert Campbell Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byAdolphus William Young Member of Parliament for HelstonMay 1866 July 1866 Succeeded byWilliam Brett nbsp nbsp This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Campbell Liberal politician amp oldid 1062103354, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
