George Campbell (Royal Navy officer)
Sir George Campbell | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of Parliament for Carmarthen | |
| In office 1806–1813 | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Paxton |
| Succeeded by | John Frederick Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1759 |
| Died | 23 January 1821 (aged 61) |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1772–1821 |
| Rank | Admiral of the White |
| Commands | HMS Terrible HMS Berwick The Downs Portsmouth Command |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars |
Admiral Sir George Campbell GCB (14 August 1759 – 23 January 1821) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.
Naval career
[edit]Campbell joined the Royal Navy in 1772.[1] He was given command of HMS Terrible and took part in the Battle of Genoa in 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars; he subsequently commanded HMS Berwick.[2] In 1802 he went to Jamaica where he commanded the squadron.[3] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, The Downs in 1808[4] and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1818[5] and committed suicide in 1821 while still in that role.[6] Campbell was a Groom of the Bedchamber from 1816 until his death.[6]
In the summer of 1809 he served on the panel of judges at the Court-martial of James, Lord Gambier which assessed whether Admiral Lord Gambier had failed to support Captain Lord Cochrane at the Battle of Basque Roads in April 1809. Gambier was controversially cleared of all charges.[7]
Family
[edit]He married Eustacia Campbell-Hooke.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth - Memorials". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. p. 48, ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
- ^ The gentleman's magazine, Volume 7, p. 658
- ^ The Annual biography and obituary. A & R Spottiswoode, London. 1827. p. 448.
Vice-Admiral George Campbell Rowley Downs Station.
- ^ History in Portsmouth Archived 27 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b The Gentleman's magazine, Volume 129, p. 87
- ^ Gurney, W.B. (1809). Minutes of a court-martial . . . on the trial of James Lord Gambier. Mottey, Harrison & Miller.
- ^ The Peerage.com
- 1759 births
- 1821 deaths
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Royal Navy admirals
- Suicides by firearm in England
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Carmarthenshire constituencies
- UK MPs 1806–1807
- UK MPs 1807–1812
- UK MPs 1812–1818
- British military personnel who died by suicide
- British politicians who died by suicide
- Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars