George Campbell (1824–1892)

For other people named George Campbell, see George Campbell (disambiguation).

Sir George Campbell (1824 – 18 February 1892) was educated at Hamilton Academy^[1] and was a Scottish Liberal Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy Burghs from 1875 to 1892.

From 1871 to 1874 he was Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal. During his tenure the Pabna Disturbances occurred. With his proclamation on July 4, 1873 guaranteeing government support of peasants against excessive zamindar demands he ensured that the prostest remained peaceful, at the same time antagonising the landlords and his namesake George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll at that time Secretary of State for India.

References

^ Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association Magazine, February 1950, feature on Hamilton Academy in the article series 'Famous Scottish Schools'

Sources

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Reid	Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy Burghs 1875–1892	Succeeded by James Dalziel

Persondata
Name	Campbell, George
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1824
Place of birth
Date of death	18 February 1892
Place of death