George Campbell (1827-1904)
Rev George Campbell (1827-1904), parish minister of Eastwood, Glasgow, was a Scottish clergyman. His father was Rev , parish minister of Traquair, and his son, Very Rev James Montgomery Campbell, served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1928.
Career
After graduating from the University of Edinburgh, Campbell trained briefly as an assistant clergyman at Roseneath before becoming ordained to Eastwood, the parish he served until his death. In 1865 he was a co-founder of the Church Service Society, and from 1868 to 1888 he was clerk of the Presbytery of Glasgow & Ayr. In 1902, shortly before his death, George Campbell's contribution to parish history, Eastwood: notes on the ecclesiastical antiquities of the parish, was published.
Family
George Campbell was married to Euphemia Harriet, daughter of William Graham, LL.D, of the Scottish Naval and Military Academy in Edinburgh. Son James Montgomery Campbell followed in his father's footsteps, whereas two of his daughters were married to Church of Scotland clergymen: Christina Drummond was the wife of Rev William Smith, minister of St Paul's, Dundee, and daughter Edith Graham married Rev Maxwell James Wright, minister of St Ninian's, Aberdeen.
Career
After graduating from the University of Edinburgh, Campbell trained briefly as an assistant clergyman at Roseneath before becoming ordained to Eastwood, the parish he served until his death. In 1865 he was a co-founder of the Church Service Society, and from 1868 to 1888 he was clerk of the Presbytery of Glasgow & Ayr. In 1902, shortly before his death, George Campbell's contribution to parish history, Eastwood: notes on the ecclesiastical antiquities of the parish, was published.
Family
George Campbell was married to Euphemia Harriet, daughter of William Graham, LL.D, of the Scottish Naval and Military Academy in Edinburgh. Son James Montgomery Campbell followed in his father's footsteps, whereas two of his daughters were married to Church of Scotland clergymen: Christina Drummond was the wife of Rev William Smith, minister of St Paul's, Dundee, and daughter Edith Graham married Rev Maxwell James Wright, minister of St Ninian's, Aberdeen.
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