Robert Orr Campbell (1815–1892) was a Scottish businessman in Madras. [1] [2]
He was the son of Alexander Campbell of Barnhill and his wife Fanny, daughter of Robert Orr. [1] He served as a non-official member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1861 to 1865. [3] He was a partner in the British firm of Binny and Co. and served as the President of the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1854 to 1856. [4]
Campbell became chairman of the National Bank of India. He died at Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. [2]
Notes
- ^ a b Joseph Irving (1879). "The Book of Dumbartonshire: a history of the county, burghs, parishes, and lands, memoirs of families, and notices of industries carried on in the Lennox district". Internet Archive. p. 368. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Kempston". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 8 October 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 30 May 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ K. C. Markandan (1964). Madras Legislative Council; Its constitution and working between 1861 and 1909. S. Chand & Co. p. 10.
- ^ "Past Presidents, 1888-1951". Madras Chamber of Commerce.
Robert Orr Campbell (1815–1892) was a Scottish businessman in Madras. [1] [2]
He was the son of Alexander Campbell of Barnhill and his wife Fanny, daughter of Robert Orr. [1] He served as a non-official member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1861 to 1865. [3] He was a partner in the British firm of Binny and Co. and served as the President of the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1854 to 1856. [4]
Campbell became chairman of the National Bank of India. He died at Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. [2]
Notes
- ^ a b Joseph Irving (1879). "The Book of Dumbartonshire: a history of the county, burghs, parishes, and lands, memoirs of families, and notices of industries carried on in the Lennox district". Internet Archive. p. 368. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Kempston". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 8 October 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 30 May 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ K. C. Markandan (1964). Madras Legislative Council; Its constitution and working between 1861 and 1909. S. Chand & Co. p. 10.
- ^ "Past Presidents, 1888-1951". Madras Chamber of Commerce.