1750 - 1826
MP for Ayr Burghs, son of William Campbell of Liston Hall and Susanna Bernard, daughter of Hon. Thomas Bernard of Jamaica (q.v.). A beneficiary of slavery: his mother inherited £5000 from her father, and John Campbell was also the co-heir of his uncle William Henry Bernard (q.v.). To date, no direct slave-ownership has been traced.
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/campbell-john-ii-1750-1826 [accessed 04/05/2017].
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Married but no further details
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Political (1) |
MP
election →
Ayr Burghs Ayrshire / Argyll / Bute
1794 - 1807 |
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Son → Father
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25th Nov 1776 - 1851
Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Campbell II MP', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146652021 [accessed 12th November 2024].
