Lloyd Campbell (politician)
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Lloyd Campbell (1868–1950) was a Northern Ireland business executive and politician. Campbell was educated at Overslade preparatory school in England,
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. He became managing director of Henry Campbell & Co., the family
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. He was married in 1895 to Ina Valentine of Jordanstown, Co Antrim, the daughter of a merchant; their daughter Hilda was born in November 1897. In 1908, he had a house, "Fairbourne", built to a design by Vincent Craig, in Belfast's Fitzwilliam Park. In 1921 Campbell was elected as
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candidate to the Stormont Parliament, for the Belfast North constituency, and kept his seat to 1929. He died on 20 February 1950.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Lloyd 1868 births 1950 deaths Businesspeople from Northern Ireland Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1921–1925 Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1925–1929