Robert Campbell (New Zealand politician) explained

Robert Campbell (8 January 1843 – 10 December 1889) was a 19th-century New Zealand Member of Parliament representing Oamaru (Otago).

Born near London, the son of Robert "Tertius" Campbell, he came to New Zealand in 1860.[1] On 2 December 1868 in Christchurch, he married Emma Josephine Hawdon, the eldest daughter of Joseph Hawdon, a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council.[2] (His wife's sister later married Edward Wingfield Humphreys.[3])

He represented the Oamaru electorate from 1866 to 9 April 1869, when he resigned. He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 13 May 1870 and served on it until he died on 10 December 1889.

References

. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . Guy Scholefield . 3rd . First ed. published 1913 . 1950 . Govt. Printer . Wellington.

Notes and References

  1. News: . Robert Campbell . 25 December 1889 . 6 . 8686.
  2. News: Marriage . 2 December 1868 . 174 . . 2 . 27 April 2010.
  3. News: . Married . XIV . 1878 . 22 April 1869 . 2 . 11 March 2016.