William Middleton Campbell
William Middleton Campbell (1849–1919) was Governor of the Bank of England from 1907 to 1909.
Early life
[edit]William Middleton Campbell was born in 1849. He was the son of Colin Campbell (Junior) of Colgrain and Camis Eskan (1818–86), a wealthy sugar merchant who owned plantations in British Guiana.[1] He was educated at Eton College.[1]
Career
[edit]Campbell was a director of the Bank of England from 1886 and Governor from 1907 to 1909, having served as the Deputy Governor from 1905 to 1907.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He married Edith Agneta Bevan (1850–1929), the daughter of the banker Robert Cooper Lee Bevan (1809–1890).[2] Their son Norman Robert Campbell (1880–1949) was a physicist and philosopher of science.[1]
Death
[edit]He died in 1919.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "William Middleton Campbell". gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Dr. Harry Smith | Victorian Professions Blog". victorianprofessions.wordpress.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.