Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell (September 1831 – 27 May 1888) was a British army officer and

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politician who sat in the

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from 1880 to 1888. Campbell was the son of James Campbell of Craigie, Ayrshire and his wife Grace Elizabeth Hay, daughter of General Archibald Hay, K.C.B. His family was said to be descended from the

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. He was educated at

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and served as a captain in the 8th Madras Cavalry. He was Vice-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Lieutenant-colonel in the Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry. Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
/ref> In the 1880 general election, Campbell was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the

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. He was re-elected in

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, but when the Liberals split over

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, he joined the breakaway

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. He was re-elected for the unionists at the 1886 election, and held the seat until his death at the age of 56 in 1888. In 1869 Campbell married Arabella Jane Hay, widow of Charles Parker Tennent and daughter of Archibald Argyll Hay. Their son James Archibald Campbell was born 30 July 1872, succeeded his father in 1888 and served as a JP and DL.G. Harvey Johnston, ''The Heraldry of the Campbells'', vol. II (1921
p. 82

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* 1831 births 1888 deaths Scottish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 Liberal Unionist Party MPs for Scottish constituencies {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub