John Dunmore Campbell (19 April 1854 – 19 June 1909) was a member of the

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Biography

Campbell was born in

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, the son of James Campbell, a timber merchant, and his wife Mary Isabella (née Mitchell) and was baptized by the Rev.

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. Educated at

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, he left at an early age to learn the building trade. When he was eighteen he entered his father's business to widen his commercial knowledge and he became a partner in the company, now known as

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when it became a limited company 1896. On 11 May 1876 Campbell married Mary Cameron and together had five sons and four daughters. Three of his sisters were married to William Aplin, James Forsyth, and

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. He died at his

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residence, ''Donatello'', in June 1909 after being ill for several months. His funeral moved from Donatello to the

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Public life

Campbell was a member for nine years on the

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al Board. At the

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he won the seat of Moreton for the Ministerialists. He held the seat for ten years before resigning in May 1909 due to ill health. Campbell died a month later, the day his replacement and brother-in-law, James Forsyth, was elected at the

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to replace him in parliament. He was appointed Secretary for Railways in 1907–1908 during

's second run as

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. Campbell was president of Brisbane Chamber of Commerce in 1889–1890, councilor of the Industrial Association of Queensland in 1890–1893, and vice-president of Queensland Employer's Association in 1893–1896. He was also vice-president of the Queensland Rugby Union during 1894–1905.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, John Dunmore Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1854 births 1909 deaths Burials at Toowong Cemetery 19th-century Australian politicians