George Campbell (Royal Navy officer)
Sir George Campbell | |
|---|---|
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 |
GCB (14 August 1759 – 23 January 1821) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
.
Campbell joined the
Groom of the Bedchamber from 1816 until his death.[6]
In the summer of 1809 he served on the panel of judges at the
Battle of Basque Roads in April 1809. Gambier was controversially cleared of all charges.[7]
Family
He married Eustacia Campbell-Hooke.[8]
References
- ^ "Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth - Memorials". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- 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