John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell

John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell, PC ( born September 17, 1779 Cupar, † June 24, 1861 in London) was a British politician and lawyer.

Life

Campbell was the second son of the pastor George Campbell and studied at the University of St Andrews. In 1806 he was appointed attorney in the Lincoln 's Inn, one of the four bar associations in London, was appointed. In 1827 he was appointed Queen's Counsel.

Campbell was a member of the House of Commons in 1830 and remained so until 1841. During this time, he was at times Solictor General and Attorney General. He also brought several laws to modernize the British law, particularly the law of succession, in the parliamentary process.

In June of 1841, he was raised as Baron Campbell of St Andrews in the County of Fife, in the hereditary nobility and was briefly Lord Chancellor of Ireland. March 5, 1850 to June 24, 1859, he was Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. In the same year he was appointed Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom in the government Palmerston. He held this post until his death in 1861.

Besides his legal and political activity Campbell was also active as a writer. He published two multi-volume works on the CVs of the Lord Chancellor and the Chief Justices of England.

Family

Lord Campbell married in 1821 Mary Elizabeth, daughter of James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger. This was in 1836 in recognition of her husband to Baroness Stratheden, of Cupar merits in the County of Fife, levied. The couple had three sons and four daughters. Heritage of both titles was the eldest son William.