Robert Campbell (MP)

Robert Campbell
Member of Parliament
for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
In office
27 March 1857 – 30 April 1859
Serving with William Freestun
Preceded by William Freestun
George Butt
Succeeded by Robert Brooks
Arthur Egerton
Personal details
Born 1813
Died (aged 48)
Nationality British
Political party Liberal
Other political
affiliations		 Whig

Robert James Roy Campbell (1813 – 7 June 1862)[1] was a British Liberal and Whig politician.[2]

Campbell was first elected Whig MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis at the 1857 general election, and held the seat until 1859, when he stood as a Liberal but was defeated.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Election Intelligence". Globe. 21 March 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Freestun
George Butt		 Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
1857–1859
With: William Freestun		 Succeeded by
Robert Brooks
Arthur Egerton
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