David Campbell (British politician)
Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland, born 1891
Intro | Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland, born 1891 | |
A.K.A. | Sir David Callender Campbell | |
A.K.A. | Sir David Callender Campbell | |
Places | United Kingdom | |
was | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 29 January 1891 | |
Death | 12 June 1963 (aged 72 years) |
Sir David Callender Campbell KBE, CMG (29 January 1891 - 12 June 1963) was an Ulster Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast South in a 1952 by-election, and served until his death in 1963. In 1959 while leader of the UUP Westminster MP's, he became involved in the row over Catholic membership of the UUP when he supported the idea in a letter to the party leader.
He served as Lieutenant-Governor of Malta, 1943–1952.