General Alexander Campbell (c.1750 – 24 February 1832) of

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, Perth was a British Army general and Member of Parliament. Monzie Castle - geograph

He was born the only son of Robert Campbell of Finab and Monzie, and Inverawe, Argyll, who was the MP for

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. He succeeded his father in 1790. He joined the British Army in 1769 as an ensign in the 42nd Foot. He transferred as a lieutenant to the 2nd Royals in 1770 and as a captain to the 50th Foot and then the

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in 1772. After serving as a major in the 74th Foot (1777) he was promoted lieutenant-colonel of the

in 1782 and the 3rd Foot Guards in 1789. He was made a colonel in the 116th Foot in 1794, and promoted major-general in 1795. He was colonel of the 7th West India regiment in 1796 and raised to lieutenant-general in 1802. He was Colonel of the

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from 1804 to 1813, promoted full general in 1812 and transferred to be Colonel of the 32nd Foot from 1813 to his death. He served in the

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, as well as in Scotland, Ireland and Flanders, and in the West Indies in 1796. In 1797 he was on the Army staff at Newcastle when he was returned to Parliament as the member for Anstruther Burghs. In 1807 he was elected to represent Stirling Burghs, sitting until 1818. He died in 1832. He had married Christina Menzies and had one son: Alexander Campbell Cameron.

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, - , - , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Alexander Date of birth uncertain 1832 deaths People from Perthshire British Army generals Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1796–1800 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 Somerset Light Infantry officers Year of birth uncertain