Alexander Campbell (25 May 1812 – 8 November 1891) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.
Early life
[edit]He was born in Relugas near Forres, Scotland, to farmer Donald Campbell and Janet née Ralph. A solicitor, he migrated to Sydney in 1838 and worked for a merchant firm until beginning his own business in 1840; he subsequently entered a partnership in 1842 as merchants and commercial agents. On 1 July 1842 he married Maria Martin, with whom he had four children; a second marriage on 6 October 1857 to Sarah Robertson Murray produced a further four children, while and third on 8 January 1873 to Harriet Hunt was childless.[1]
Political career
[edit]Campbell unsuccessfully stood as a candidate at the by-election for the Legislative Council seat of Sydney Hamlets in February 1855.[2] He did not contest the first election for the Legislative Assembly, but stood for Shoalhaven at the 1859 election, finishing well back in 3rd.[3] He was finally successful at the 1860 Williams by-election.[4] He served in the assembly for less than 9 months before parliament was dissolved and he did not contest the general election later that year.[5]
In 1864 he was appointed to the Legislative Council. From 1882 to 1883 he was Postmaster-General in the third Parkes ministry. He resigned from the Council in 1890 and died at Woollahra on 8 November 1891 (aged 79).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ McCormack, Terri (1969). "Campbell, Alexander (1812–1891)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Sydney Hamlets' election". The Empire. 23 February 1855. p. 4. Retrieved 2 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1859 Shoalhaven". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1860 Williams by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Mr Alexander Campbell (1812-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
