Campbell, John ♂
Education
Student United College Lat. Jun.; Gk. Jun. 1819-1820 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Log. (Ternar). Luminator Humanity class, 1818. D.D. 20.2.1841.
Birth/childhood
Born 5.10.1794 son of Alexander Campbell, surgeon, Kirriemuir. [Doctor]
Career
Also at Glasgow University.
Ordained Independent minister 1827. Minister in Ayrshire 1827 - 1829. Tabernacle, Moorfields 1829 - 1865.
Publications. Established and carried various Christian newspapers [The Patriot, Christian Witness, Christian's Penny Magazine, and British Banner].
The Martyr of Erromanga (London: John Snow, 1842)
Memoirs of David Nasmith (London: John Snow, 1844)
John Angell James: a Review of his History, Character, Eloquence, and Literary Labours... (London: John Snow, 1860)
Death
Died 26.3.1867.
Sources
- F. Boase, Modern English Biography...1851-1900. 6v. (Truro, 1892-1921)
- Men of the Time
- W. Norrie, Dundee celebrities of the nineteenth century (1873)
- DNB