George Campbell | |
Assembly: | New South Wales Legislative |
Term Start: | 17 June 1950 |
Term End: | 16 February 1959 |
Predecessor: | Joshua Arthur |
Successor: | Robert McCartney |
Birth Date: | 2 March 1887 |
Birth Place: | Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England |
Birthname: | George Glover Campbell |
Death Date: | 3 September 1967 |
Death Place: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
Party: | Labor Party |
Spouse: | Carrie Mayhew |
Children: | Raymond Glover Campbell, Joan Caroline Campbell |
Occupation: | Politician/ Carpenter and joiner |
George Glover Campbell (2 March 1887 – 3 September 1967) was an Australian politician who represented the Electoral district of Hamilton from 1950 till 1959 for the Labor Party.
Born in England to parents Isaac Campbell, a grocer, and Susannah Patterson, Campbell Jr arrived in Australia in 1905. He lived at Drummoyne and worked in Sydney harbour shipyards. He moved to Newcastle in 1907, and was employed in State Dockyard at Walsh Island. He remained at the dockyards until being employed in parliament.[1]
Campbell was President of Merewether branch and of Hamilton state electorate council for some years. He was an Alderman on Merewether council. He contested the hard Labor seat of Electoral district of Hamilton at the 1950 state election and won.[2] Campbell subsequently won re-election at the 1953,[3] and 1956 state elections but lost pre-selection to Robert McCartney at the 1959 State election.,[4] Campbell resigned from the Labor Party in 1959 in protest and never rejoined.[1]
Campbell died on . He is buried at Beresfield Cemetery.[1]