Daniel Campbell (Australian politician)

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Daniel Stodhart Campbell (1812 – 28 April 1875)[1] was a merchant and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]

Campbell was born in Camberwell, London, England, the son of a clergyman.[1] Campbell emigrated to Sydney in 1838 and soon overlanded to the Port Phillip District (later to become the colony of Victoria) in January 1839 and worked as a merchant.[1] In November 1856, Campbell was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Richmond,[1] a position he held until August 1859.[1]

Campbell died at his residence Vaucluse,[2] Richmond, Victoria, on 28 April 1875.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Daniel Stodhart Campbell". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Another old colonist has passed away from our midst". The Argus. 29 April 1875. p. 5. Retrieved 23 August 2014 – via Trove.

 

Victorian Legislative Assembly
New district Member for Richmond
November 1856 – August 1859
Succeeded by