James Colquhoun Campbell (1813 – 9 November 1895) [1] was a Scottish-born Welsh Anglican bishop.
Born at Stonefield, Argyllshire, he was the son of James Campbell and his wife Wilhelmina, the daughter of Sir James Colquhoun, 2nd Baronet. [2] Campbell was educated in Chester and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1836 and a Master of Arts three years later. [3] [4] In 1859, he received a Doctor of Divinity. [4]
Campbell was Rector of St Nicholas, Cardiff in 1839, then became vicar in Roath in 1840 and was subsequently appointed rector in Merthyr Tydfil in 1844. [4] He was nominated Archdeacon of Llandaff in 1857 and was consecrated 70th Bishop of Bangor in 1859. [4] After more than thirty years in this post, Campbell retired in 1890 and died at Hastings five years later. [1]
In 1840, he married Blanche, the daughter of John Bruce Pryce. [2]
- ^ a b "Gwynedd Archives, Caernarfon Record Office" (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ a b Cooper, Thompson (1884). Men of the Time (11th ed.). London: George Routledge and Sons. p. 219.
- ^ "Campbell, John Colquhoun (CMBL831JC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c d Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 102.
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James Colquhoun Campbell (1813 – 9 November 1895) [1] was a Scottish-born Welsh Anglican bishop.
Born at Stonefield, Argyllshire, he was the son of James Campbell and his wife Wilhelmina, the daughter of Sir James Colquhoun, 2nd Baronet. [2] Campbell was educated in Chester and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1836 and a Master of Arts three years later. [3] [4] In 1859, he received a Doctor of Divinity. [4]
Campbell was Rector of St Nicholas, Cardiff in 1839, then became vicar in Roath in 1840 and was subsequently appointed rector in Merthyr Tydfil in 1844. [4] He was nominated Archdeacon of Llandaff in 1857 and was consecrated 70th Bishop of Bangor in 1859. [4] After more than thirty years in this post, Campbell retired in 1890 and died at Hastings five years later. [1]
In 1840, he married Blanche, the daughter of John Bruce Pryce. [2]
- ^ a b "Gwynedd Archives, Caernarfon Record Office" (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ a b Cooper, Thompson (1884). Men of the Time (11th ed.). London: George Routledge and Sons. p. 219.
- ^ "Campbell, John Colquhoun (CMBL831JC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c d Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 102.
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