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Campbell, Sir George, 1824-1892 (Knight, MP and colonial administrator)

 Person

Biography

Sir George Campbell (1824-92), knight, MP and colonial administrator, was educated at Madras College, St Andrews, followed by two sessions at St Andrews University, before family connections obtained a nomination for the East India Company. Starting in June 1843 as assistant magistrate and collector at Budaun, Rohilkhand, in the North-Western Provinces, George Campbell was promoted to be joint magistrate of Moradabad in 1845. Early in 1855 he was made commissioner of customs for northern India and acted as assistant to John Russell Colvin, the lieutenant-governor and later in the year he became commissioner of the Cis-Sutlej states. He was appointed chief commissioner of the Central Provinces in 1867. Campbell died at the Continental Hotel, Cairo, from the effects of influenza, on 18 February 1892, and was buried in the British protestant cemetery there.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Press cuttings from Europe and N. America, circa 1860-circa 1864

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 37/36
Scope and Contents Press cuttings (in English and French) from European, North American and unidentified periodicals, 43 items, London, Washington D.C. and no place, 1860-1884 and undated. Some of the cuttings have been attached to backing sheets. The periodicals featured include 'The Times'; 'The Times Weekly Edition'; 'The Mail'; 'The Standard'; 'Morning Post'; 'Pall Mall Gazette'; 'Daily News'; 'Memorial Diplomatique'; and 'Evening Star'. The titles of the articles include 'The Civil War in China';...
Dates: circa 1860-circa 1864
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Papers of Sir Harry Parkes / Periodicals, press cuttings, articles and proofs
 Fonds

Sir George Campbell: Letter to Letitia Gaussen, 1879

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/211
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Miscellaneous Accessions

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