John Campbell
Military Person
1720 – 1790
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Who was John Campbell?
John Campbell was born in the parish of Kirkbean, near Dumfries, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Campbell was a British naval officer, navigational expert and colonial governor.
Campbell joined the Royal Navy at an early age and sailed around the world in 1740 on the Centurion. He later became known as a navigational expert, and was from 1782 to his death Governor and Commander-in-Chief in Newfoundland.
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- Born
- 1720
Kirkbean - Lived in
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Died
- 1790
Berkeley Square
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on July 23, 2013
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