Archibald Campbell (British Army officer, born 1774)

Major-General Archibald Campbell CB (21 October 1774 – 1838) was a British Army officer who served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Archibald Campbell
Born21 October 1774
Died1838
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankMajor-General
Battles/warsPeninsular War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Born the son of Sir James Campbell of Inverneill and a member of the Campbells of Inverneill,[1] Campbell was made a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1812[2] and commanded the 1st Bn 6th Foot at the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813.[2] Campbell was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1835 and died in office in 1838.[3] He is buried in the Parish Church of St Helier.[3]

Family

He married Martha Elizabeth Higginson.[1]

References
  1. The heraldry of the Campbells, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees (Volume 2) by George Harvey Johnston
  2. British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815: 6th Regiment of Foot
  3. Inverneill Mausoleum
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir William Thornton		 Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
1835–1838		 Succeeded by
Sir Edward Gibbs
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