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Bishop Campbell

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gwynedd Archives, Caernarfon Record Office" (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b Cooper, Thompson (1884). Men of the Time (11th ed.). London: George Routledge and Sons. p. 219.
  3. ^ "Campbell, John Colquhoun (CMBL831JC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ a b c d Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 102.
Church in Wales titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Llandaff
1857–1859
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Bangor
1859–1890
Succeeded by
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bishop Campbell

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gwynedd Archives, Caernarfon Record Office" (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b Cooper, Thompson (1884). Men of the Time (11th ed.). London: George Routledge and Sons. p. 219.
  3. ^ "Campbell, John Colquhoun (CMBL831JC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ a b c d Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 102.
Church in Wales titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Llandaff
1857–1859
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Bangor
1859–1890
Succeeded by

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