James Colquhoun Campbell (1813 – 9 November 1895) was a Scottish-born Welsh Anglican bishop. Born at Stonefield, Argyllshire, he was the son of James Campbell and his wife Wilhelmina, the daughter of Sir James Colquhoun, 2nd Baronet. Campbell was educated in Chester and then at

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, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1836 and a

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three years later. In 1859, he received a Doctor of Divinity. Campbell was Rector of St Nicholas, Cardiff in 1839, then became vicar in

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in 1840 and was subsequently appointed rector in Merthyr Tydfil in 1844. He was nominated Archdeacon of Llandaff in 1857 and was consecrated 70th

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in 1859. After more than thirty years in this post, Campbell retired in 1890 and died at

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five years later. In 1840, he married Blanche, the daughter of John Bruce Pryce.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, James Colquhoun 1813 births 1895 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Bishops of Bangor Archdeacons of Llandaff 19th-century Welsh Anglican bishops