John McLeod Campbell, (6 July 1884 – 26 February 1961) was an English

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

priest,

chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...

, and missionary. He served as fellow and

of Hertford College, Oxford, from 1909 to 1924, as principal of Trinity College, Kandy from 1924 to 1935, as general secretary of the Overseas Council (formerly the Missionary Council) of the Church Assembly from 1935 to 1953, Master of Charterhouse from 1954 to 1961, and as Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons from 1955 until his death in 1961. He additionally served as a

military chaplain A military chaplain ministers to military personnel and, in most cases, their families and civilians working for the military. In some cases they will also work with local civilians within a military area of operations. Although the term '' ch ...

during the First World War.'CAMPBELL, Rev. John McLeod', '' Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 201
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Early life and education

Campbell was born on 6 July 1884 to Donald Campbell, Rector of Oakford, Devon, England.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, John McLeod 1884 births 1961 deaths 20th-century English Anglican priests Fellows of Hertford College, Oxford Chaplains of the House of Commons (UK) English Anglican missionaries Anglican missionaries in Sri Lanka Recipients of the Military Cross Honorary Chaplains to the Queen People from Mid Devon District Royal Army Chaplains' Department officers World War I chaplains Clergy from Devon