Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | |
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Member of Parliament for East Ham South | |
In office 1931–1935 | |
Preceded by | Alfred Barnes |
Succeeded by | Alfred Barnes |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 April 1871 |
Died | 12 March 1938 (aged 66) |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | |
Occupation | Barrister |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1914-1918 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | York and Lancaster Regiment |
Malcolm Campbell-Johnston (14 April 1871 – 12 March 1938) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. [1]
Born in Crowthorne, Berkshire, he was the son of Alexander Robert Campbell-Johnston and Frances Ellen Bury Campbell-Johnston (née Paliser). [1] He was educated at Marlborough College and then studied law in California. [1] He returned to the United Kingdom where he was called to bar at the Inner Temple in 1893. He subsequently travelled to South Africa where he was admitted as a barrister in 1902. He returned to the United Kingdom in 1906. [1]
Campbell-Johnston became involved in Unionist politics, and stood unsuccessfully for parliament in the December 1910 general election as the Conservative candidate at Osgoldcross in the West Riding of Yorkshire. [1]
With the outbreak of the First World War, Campbell-Johnston obtained a commission in the 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. [1] [2] In 1915 he was transferred to the General Staff as an Assistant Provost Marshal. [3] He later transferred to the Royal Sussex Regiment and served on the Western Front from 1915–1918. [1]
Following the war he attempted to gain election to the London County Council in 1919, standing as a member of the Conservative-backed Municipal Reform Party at Bow and Bromley without success. [4] Three years later he gained a place on the council, representing Balham and Tooting. [1] [5] In the same year he married May Isabel Fisk, a New York author. [1] [6]
In 1931 a National Government was formed, and in October of that year a general election was held. Campbell-Johnston was chosen by the Conservatives to attempt to win the seat of East Ham South from the Labour Party, who opposed the National Government. [7] He successfully unseated Alfred Barnes, the sitting MP. [1] He resigned his London County Council seat at the 1934 local elections. [8]
When the next general election was called in 1935, Campbell-Johnston failed to hold his East Ham seat in a straight fight against Barnes, the man he had defeated four years earlier. [9] In December 1935 he announced that he would not be standing for parliament again. [10]
In 1937 he returned to local government, winning election to the London County Council at Lewisham West. [11] [12]
He died at his home in Marylebone, London in March 1938, aged 66. [13] [14] He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium. [13]
Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament for East Ham South | |
In office 1931–1935 | |
Preceded by | Alfred Barnes |
Succeeded by | Alfred Barnes |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 April 1871 |
Died | 12 March 1938 (aged 66) |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | |
Occupation | Barrister |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1914-1918 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | York and Lancaster Regiment |
Malcolm Campbell-Johnston (14 April 1871 – 12 March 1938) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. [1]
Born in Crowthorne, Berkshire, he was the son of Alexander Robert Campbell-Johnston and Frances Ellen Bury Campbell-Johnston (née Paliser). [1] He was educated at Marlborough College and then studied law in California. [1] He returned to the United Kingdom where he was called to bar at the Inner Temple in 1893. He subsequently travelled to South Africa where he was admitted as a barrister in 1902. He returned to the United Kingdom in 1906. [1]
Campbell-Johnston became involved in Unionist politics, and stood unsuccessfully for parliament in the December 1910 general election as the Conservative candidate at Osgoldcross in the West Riding of Yorkshire. [1]
With the outbreak of the First World War, Campbell-Johnston obtained a commission in the 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. [1] [2] In 1915 he was transferred to the General Staff as an Assistant Provost Marshal. [3] He later transferred to the Royal Sussex Regiment and served on the Western Front from 1915–1918. [1]
Following the war he attempted to gain election to the London County Council in 1919, standing as a member of the Conservative-backed Municipal Reform Party at Bow and Bromley without success. [4] Three years later he gained a place on the council, representing Balham and Tooting. [1] [5] In the same year he married May Isabel Fisk, a New York author. [1] [6]
In 1931 a National Government was formed, and in October of that year a general election was held. Campbell-Johnston was chosen by the Conservatives to attempt to win the seat of East Ham South from the Labour Party, who opposed the National Government. [7] He successfully unseated Alfred Barnes, the sitting MP. [1] He resigned his London County Council seat at the 1934 local elections. [8]
When the next general election was called in 1935, Campbell-Johnston failed to hold his East Ham seat in a straight fight against Barnes, the man he had defeated four years earlier. [9] In December 1935 he announced that he would not be standing for parliament again. [10]
In 1937 he returned to local government, winning election to the London County Council at Lewisham West. [11] [12]
He died at his home in Marylebone, London in March 1938, aged 66. [13] [14] He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium. [13]