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William Robert CAMPBELL (1838 - 1906)
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Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
William Robert CAMPBELL (1838 - 1906) Robert CAMPBELL (1804 - 1859) Robert CAMPBELL (1769 - 1846) John CAMPBELL (1728 - )
Agnes PATERSON (1729 - )
Sophia PALMER (1777 - 1833) John PALMER (1727 - 1808)
Sarah TAYLOR (1735 - 1796)
Anne Sophia RILEY (1817 - 1881) Edward RILEY (1784 - 1825) George RILEY
Margaret RABY
Anne WILKINSON



William Robert CAMPBELL
William Robert CAMPBELL
William Robert CAMPBELL William Robert CAMPBELL
b. 1838 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
d. 03 Jul 1906 at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia aged 68
Near Relatives of William Robert CAMPBELL (1838 - 1906)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Robert CAMPBELL 28 Apr 1769 Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland 15 Apr 1846 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 76
Grandmother Sophia PALMER 1777 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England 05 May 1833 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 56
Grandfather Edward RILEY 30 Jan 1784 London, Middlesex, England 21 Feb 1825 New South Wales, Australia 41
Grandmother Anne WILKINSON

Father Robert CAMPBELL 05 Oct 1804 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 55
Mother Anne Sophia RILEY 1817 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 10 May 1881 South Kensington, London, England 64

Self William Robert CAMPBELL 1838 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 03 Jul 1906 Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 68

Sister Anne Sophia CAMPBELL 1837 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Fanny CAMPBELL 1840 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Lucy CAMPBELL 1845 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Florence CAMPBELL 1846 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Brother Francis Selwyn CAMPBELL 1850 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Mary Louisa CAMPBELL 1854 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Uncle John CAMPBELL 1802 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1886 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 84
Aunt Sophia Palmer CAMPBELL 1807 New South Wales, Australia abt 1811 England 4
Uncle Charles CAMPBELL 20 Sep 1810 At sea 17 Aug 1888 Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland 77
Aunt Catherine Irena PALMER 1816 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1863 Bayswater, London, Middlesex, England 47
Aunt Sophia Ives CAMPBELL 1812 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt Sarah CAMPBELL 1815 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 28 Mar 1856 Madeira, Atlantic Ocean 41
Uncle Arthur JEFFREYS Surrey, England 13 Sep 1861 Barnes, Surrey, England
Uncle George Palmer CAMPBELL 27 Jun 1818 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 25 Oct 1881 London, Middlesex, England 63
Aunt Marrianne Collinson CLOSE 1827 Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia 02 May 1903 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 76
Uncle Frederick Marsden CAMPBELL 1821 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1844 23
Uncle Edward RILEY 20 Jul 1806 1840 34

Cousin Walter CAMPBELL 1838 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Agnes CAMPBELL 1841 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Susan CAMPBELL 1843 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Christian CAMPBELL 1845 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Frederick CAMPBELL 1846 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 19 Aug 1928 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 82
Cousin Sophia CAMPBELL 1848 New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Robert CAMPBELL 1850 New South Wales, Australia
Cousin John JEFFREYS 1845
Cousin Arthur F JEFFREYS 1848
Cousin Robert JEFFREYS 1851 New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Sophia JEFFREYS 1851 New South Wales, Australia 1851 0
Cousin John Edward Robert CAMPBELL 20 Jul 1855 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1936 Malvern, Worcester, England 80
Cousin Sophia Susanna CAMPBELL 1857 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 28
Cousin Frederick Arthur CAMPBELL 1861 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 21 Dec 1931 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia 70
Cousin Edward Charles Close CAMPBELL 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 15 Dec 1905 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 43
Cousin Sarah Marrianne Emily CAMPBELL 1866 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Robert George CAMPBELL 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0

Events in William Robert CAMPBELL (1838 - 1906)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1838 William Robert CAMPBELL was born Sydney, New South Wales, Australia V1838221 22/1838 6
1859 21 Death of father Robert CAMPBELL (aged 55) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 4768/1859 6
10 May 1881 43 Death of mother Anne Sophia RILEY (aged 64) South Kensington, London, England
03 Jul 1906 68 William Robert CAMPBELL died Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 7284/1906
Personal Notes:
Mr William Robert CAMPBELL (1838 - 1906)

* Date of Birth: 01/01/1838
* Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
* Date of Death: 03/07/1906
* Place of Death: Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia


Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Parliament Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 15 Dec 1868 25 May 1886 17yr(s) 5mth(s) 11day(s)
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 29 Apr 1890 3 Jul 1906 16yr(s) 2mth(s) 5day(s) Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 15 April 1890.
Member for West Sydney 15 Dec 1868 15 Nov 1869 11mth(s) 1day(s) 5th (1865 - 1869)
Member for Gwydir 24 Nov 1880 23 Nov 1882 2yr(s) 10th (1880 - 1882)
Member for Gwydir 13 Dec 1882 7 Oct 1885 2yr(s) 9mth(s) 25day(s) 11th (1882 - 1885)
Member for Gwydir 23 Oct 1885 25 May 1886 7mth(s) 3day(s) 12th (1885 - 1887)
Training Ship “Vernon” Committee No.8 12 Jan 1869 25 Mar 1869 2mths 14days 5th (1865 - 1869)
Water Frontage at Blue’s Point North Shore Committee No.18 2 Mar 1869 22 Mar 1869 21days 5th (1865 - 1869)
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 28 Sep 1869 28 Sep 1869 1day 5th (1865 - 1869)
Prince Alfred Park Enclosure Bill Committee No.10 21 Oct 1869 22 Oct 1869 2days 5th (1865 - 1869)
Refreshment Room No.4 18 Jan 1883 2 May 1883 3mths 15days 11th (1882 - 1885)
Blandford Proprietary School Bill Committee No.9 6 Feb 1883 13 Feb 1883 8days 11th (1882 - 1885)
Refreshment Room Committee No.4 10 Oct 1883 1 Nov 1884 1yr 23days 11th (1882 - 1885)
Ryan’s Conditional Purchases at Wagga Wagga Committee No.21 28 Nov 1883 9 Apr 1884 4mths 13days 11th (1882 - 1885)
Refreshment Room Committee No.4 19 Nov 1884 27 Nov 1884 9days 11th (1882 - 1885)
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 17 Mar 1885 17 Mar 1885 1day 11th (1882 - 1885)
Refreshment Room Committee No.4 17 Mar 1885 27 Mar 1885 11days 12th (1885 - 1887)
Refreshment Room Committee No.7 24 Sep 1885 2 Oct 1885 9days 12th (1885 - 1887)
Kite’s Leasing Bill Committee No.11 25 Sep 1885 2 Oct 1885 8days 12th (1885 - 1887)
Refreshment Committee No.5 3 Dec 1885 25 Oct 1886 10mths 23days 12th (1885 - 1887)

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1878. Member of the Fisheries Board 1890 to 1906. Member of the Council of the King's School, Parramatta and Vice-President of the Old Boys' Union. Prominent member of St James' Church of England.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Pastoralist and merchant. Educated at the King's School, Parramatta and lived with his father until his father's death in 1859. Travelled Europe between 1860 and 1863 and visited England in 1873 to 1875. Was a pastoralist and businessman when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. Had been interested in pastoral properties in the North but sold out to become a merchant. Was a keen sportsman.

Personal

Eldest son of Robert, a merchant, and Annie Sophie Riley. Married Eglantine Julia Thomson on 24 February 1881. Was the daughter of Sir Edward Deas Thomson who was a member of the Old Legislative Council and the Legislative Council from 1856 to 1879. Uncle was a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Sydney Hamlets in the first Parliament and for the Glebe in the second and third Parliaments. Appointed to the Legislative Council in 1856 and again from 1861 until his death in 1886. Uncle Charles was a member of the Legislative Council from 1870 to 1888. Father Robert was an elected member of the old Legislative Council. Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sydney (City) in the first Parliament and for Sydney in the second. He was twice Colonial Treasurer. Church of England.

Additional Information

References: Biographical Register of the New South Wales Parliament 1901 - 1970; Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales 1856-1901; Town and Country Journal, 24 May 1890, p19; The New South Wales Gazetteer, Sydney 1866. Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: William Campbell - papers, 1835 - 1857 (A3587)
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 40 (Birth)
- Reference = 40 (Name, Notes)
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