The Lord Campbell | |
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![]() Lord Campbell by Thomas Woolnoth circa 1851. | |
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | |
In office 18 June 1859 – 23 June 1861 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
Preceded by | The Lord Chelmsford |
Succeeded by | The Lord Westbury |
Lord High Chancellor of Ireland | |
In office June 1841 – June 1841 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
Preceded by | The Lord Plunket |
Succeeded by | Sir Edward Sugden |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
In office 6 July 1846 – 5 March 1850 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
Preceded by | Lord Granville Somerset |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Carlisle |
Chief Justice, Queen's Bench | |
In office 5 March 1850 – 24 June 1859 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | The Lord Denman |
Succeeded by | Sir Alexander Cockburn, Bt |
Personal details | |
Born | Cupar, Fife, UK | 15 September 1779
Died | 23 June 1861 Stratheden House, Knightsbridge, London SW7 | (aged 81)
Political party | |
Spouse |
Mary Scarlett
(m. 1821; died 1860) |
Alma mater | United College, St Andrews |
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell, PC, FRSE (15 September 1779 – 23 June 1861) was a British Liberal politician, lawyer and man of letters.