John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell

The Right Honourable The Lord Campbell PC, FRSE
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	(1779-09-15)15 September 1779 Cupar, Fife, UK
Died	23 June 1861(1861-06-23) (aged 81) Stratheden House, Knightsbridge, London SW7
Political party	Whig Liberal
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.