Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell, 7th Baronet (15 December 1812 – 30 January 1894)
was a
British
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Conservative
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and
Tory
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politician.
He was the son of
William Purves-Hume-Campbell and Charlotte Rey. In 1834, he married Margaret Penelope Spottiswoode, daughter of John Spottiswoode and Helen Wauchope, and they had one child: Helen Purves-Hume-Campbell (–1875).
Purves-Hume-Campbell was first elected Tory MP for
Berwickshire
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at a
by-election in 1834—caused by the death of
Charles Albany Marjoribanks
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—and held the seat until 1847, when he did not seek re-election.
A keen
cricket
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er, he played
first-class cricket
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twice for the
Marylebone Cricket Club
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in 1837, playing at
Lord's
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against
Oxford University
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and
Cambridge University
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
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.
He succeeded to the
Baronetcy of Purves Hall in 1833 upon the death of his father. Upon his own death in 1894, the title was inherited by
John Home-Purves-Hume-Campbell.
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Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Tory MPs (pre-1834)
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
UK MPs 1832–1835
UK MPs 1835–1837
UK MPs 1837–1841
UK MPs 1841–1847
1812 births
1894 deaths
Scottish cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers