Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament for Berwickshire | |
In office 13 January 1834 – 4 August 1847 | |
Preceded by | Charles Albany Marjoribanks |
Succeeded by | Francis Scott |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 December 1812 |
Died | 30 January 1894 | (aged 81)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative/ Tory |
Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell, 7th Baronet (15 December 1812 – 30 January 1894) [1] [2] was a British Conservative and Tory politician. [3] [4]
He was the son of William Purves-Hume-Campbell and Charlotte Rey. In 1834, he married Margaret Penelope Spottiswoode, daughter of John Spottiswoode and Helen Wauchope, and they had one child: Helen Purves-Hume-Campbell ( c. 1835–1875). [4]
Purves-Hume-Campbell was first elected Tory MP for Berwickshire at a by-election in 1834—caused by the death of Charles Albany Marjoribanks—and held the seat until 1847, when he did not seek re-election. [3] [5] A keen cricketer, he played first-class cricket twice for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1837, playing at Lord's against Oxford University and Cambridge University. [6]
He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Purves Hall in 1833 upon the death of his father. Upon his own death in 1894, the title was inherited by John Home-Purves-Hume-Campbell. [2] [4]
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament for Berwickshire | |
In office 13 January 1834 – 4 August 1847 | |
Preceded by | Charles Albany Marjoribanks |
Succeeded by | Francis Scott |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 December 1812 |
Died | 30 January 1894 | (aged 81)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative/ Tory |
Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell, 7th Baronet (15 December 1812 – 30 January 1894) [1] [2] was a British Conservative and Tory politician. [3] [4]
He was the son of William Purves-Hume-Campbell and Charlotte Rey. In 1834, he married Margaret Penelope Spottiswoode, daughter of John Spottiswoode and Helen Wauchope, and they had one child: Helen Purves-Hume-Campbell ( c. 1835–1875). [4]
Purves-Hume-Campbell was first elected Tory MP for Berwickshire at a by-election in 1834—caused by the death of Charles Albany Marjoribanks—and held the seat until 1847, when he did not seek re-election. [3] [5] A keen cricketer, he played first-class cricket twice for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1837, playing at Lord's against Oxford University and Cambridge University. [6]
He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Purves Hall in 1833 upon the death of his father. Upon his own death in 1894, the title was inherited by John Home-Purves-Hume-Campbell. [2] [4]
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)