John Campbell (Royal Navy officer)
18th-century British naval officer, navigator and colonial governor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named John Campbell, see John Campbell (disambiguation).
Vice-Admiral John Campbell (1720–1790) was born in the parish of Kirkbean in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Campbell was a British naval officer, navigational expert and colonial governor.
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Born | 1720 parish of Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Died | 16 December 1790[1] his house at Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London, England |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | Before 1740 – 1782 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral of the White |
Battles/wars | Quiberon Bay, Ushant |
Other work | Governor of Newfoundland, astronomer |
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Campbell joined the Royal Navy at an early age and sailed around the world in 1740 on Centurion. He later became known as a navigational expert, and was from 1782 to his death Governor and Commander-in-Chief in Newfoundland.