James Campbell may refer to:

Academics

James Archibald Campbell James Archibald Campbell (January 13, 1862 – March 18, 1934) founded Campbell University (originally Buies Creek Academy) in Buies Creek, North Carolina, in 1887. Biography Campbell was the father of Dr. Leslie Campbell, who would succeed him ...

(1862–1934), founder of Campbell University in North Carolina * James Marshall Campbell (1895–1977), dean of the college of arts and sciences at the Catholic University of America *

James Campbell (historian) James Campbell, (26 January 1935 – 31 May 2016) was a British historian, specialising in the medieval period and the Anglo-Saxons. He was a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford, from 1957 until his retirement in 2002, and Professor of Medieval ...

(1935–2016), British academic specialising in Anglo-Saxon studies *

James E. Campbell (academic) James E. Campbell is an American political scientist, currently UB Distinguished Professor Emeritus at University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Professor Campbell retired at the conclusion of the Spring 2022 semester. Campbell was t ...

, American political scientist

Business

James Campbell (industrialist) James Campbell, Esq. (February 4, 1826 – April 21, 1900) was a Scots-Irish industrialist in sugar cane processing, who became one of the largest landowners in the United States Territory of Hawaii, and a real estate developer. He was an immigr ...

(1826–1900), Hawaii industrialist * James Campbell (timber merchant) (1830–1904), Australian timber merchant * James Dykes Campbell (1839–1895), Scottish merchant and writer * James Anson Campbell (1854–1933), American businessman with Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company *

James P. Campbell James P. Campbell is the president and Chief Executive Officer of GE Consumer & Industrial since November 2005. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky Education Campbell earned a B.S. degree in Marketing from St. John's University and an M.B.A. in M ...

(fl. 2000s), president and CEO of GE Consumer & Industrial

Entertainment

James Campbell (artist) James Campbell (Liverpool, 1828 – Birkenhead, 1893) was an England, English artist, part of a group from Liverpool, who were influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite style. He studied briefly at the Liverpool Academy of Arts, Liverpool Academy and th ...

(1828–1893), English artist *

James Edwin Campbell (poet) James Edwin Campbell (September 28, 1867January 26, 1896) was an American educator, school administrator, newspaper editor, poet, and essayist. Campbell was the first principal of the West Virginia State University, West Virginia Colored Instit ...

(1867–1896), African-American poet, editor, writer and educator * Blind James Campbell (1906–1981), American blues singer and guitarist *

James Campbell (clarinetist) James Kenneth Campbell (b. Leduc, Alberta, near Edmonton, 10 August 1949) is a Canadian/American clarinetist. He has more than 40 recordings, a Juno Award, a Roy Thomson Hall Award, Canada's Artist of the Year, the Order of Canada, and The Que ...

(born 1949), Canadian/American clarinetist *

James Campbell (author) James Campbell (born 1951) is a Scottish writer. Early life James Campbell was born in Croftfoot, on the southside of Glasgow. He left school at the age of 15 to become an apprentice printer. After hitchhiking through Europe, Israel and North A ...

(born 1951), Scottish writer * James Campbell (comedian), children's comedian in the UK * James B. Campbell (born 1953), percussionist, author * Jim Campbell (comics) (born 1977), U.S. comics artist * J. Kenneth Campbell (born 1947), American actor

Military

James Campbell, 1st Earl of Irvine Earl of Irvine was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1642 for James Campbell, Lord Kintyre. He was the son of Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll, by his second wife Anne Cornwallis.Campbell had already been created Lord Ki ...

, Lord Kintyre (1610–1645), colonel of the Garde Écossaise and son of Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll * James Campbell (officer of arms),

Lord Lyon King of Arms The Right Honourable the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officer of State, Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scotland, Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry i ...

, 1658–1660 * James Campbell (British Army officer, died 1745) (c. 1680–1745), Scottish officer of the British Army *

James Campbell (British Army officer, died 1831) Sir James Campbell (né Callander) (8 October 1745 – 21 May 1831) was a Scottish officer of the British Army, and author of ''Memoirs of Sir James Campbell of Ardkinglas, written by Himself''. Until 1810 he was known as James Callander. While ...

(1745–1831), British Army officer *

James Campbell (land commissioner) Lieutenant-Colonel James Campbell (1787 – 7 July 1858) was a lieutenant-colonel of the British army who distinguished himself in the Peninsular War. He emigrated to New Zealand and was appointed as a land commissioner, and later as Registrar ...

(1787–1858), British Army officer and Commissioner of Crown Lands in Canterbury, New Zealand *

James Campbell (Royal Marines officer) Major General Sir James Campbell (1761 – 23 January 1840) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Campbell was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1776. He became a major Major mos ...

(1761–1840) *

Sir James Campbell, 1st Baronet Lieutenant-General Sir James Campbell, 1st Baronet (25 May 1763 – 5 June 1819) was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator. He was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Ionian Islands, Adjutant-General to the British F ...

(1763–1819), British Army officer * James A. Campbell (Medal of Honor) (1844–1904), American Civil War soldier * James L. Campbell (born 1949), American soldier

Politics

Australia

James Campbell (New South Wales politician) James Campbell (1820 – 30 September 1879) was an Irish-born Australian politician. Biography He was the son of farmers David and Dorothy Campbell, and migrated to New South Wales in 1845. He had married Eliza Jane Nunn on the Isle of Man ...

(1820–1879), member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 1864–1874 for Morpeth *

James Campbell (Queensland politician) James Campbell (28 October 1838 – 13 September 1925) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life The son of Hugh Campbell and Helen (''née'' Fraser), Campbell was born in New ...

(1838–1925), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *

James Callender Campbell James Callender Campbell (17 July 1838 – 9 February 1916) was an Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council for South Eastern Province from 1895 to 1910. Campbell was born in Ballynagard, Derry, Ireland and was educate ...

(1838–1916), member of the Victorian Legislative Council (South Eastern) 1895–1910 *

James Campbell (Victorian politician) James Campbell (1845 – 16 September 1893) was a politician in colonial Australia, member of the Victorian Legislative Council 1882 to 1886, and the Victorian Legislative Assembly 1892 until his death. Biography Campbell was born in Millport, ...

(1845–1893), member of the Victorian Legislative Council (Wellington) 1882–1886, Assembly 1982–93

U.K.

* James Cambell (1570–1642), ironmonger and Lord Mayor of London *

James Campbell (of Burnbank and Boquhan) The Honourable James Campbell (after – ) of Burnbank and Boquhan was a Scottish nobleman of Clan Campbell. He was an officer of the Royal Scots Army and then the British Army, and a politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1699 ...

(c. 1660–c. 1713), MP for Ayr Burghs * Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet, of Ardkinglass (1666–1752), British MP for Argyllshire and Stirlingshire * James Campbell (1737–1805), Scottish MP for

Stirling Burghs Stirling Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918. Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and ...

* James Campbell of Stracathro (1790–1876) Scottish businessman and politician * James Alexander Campbell (politician) (1825–1908), Scottish MP for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities and privy councillor *

James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy James Henry Mussen Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy, (4 April 1851 – 22 March 1931), was an Irish lawyer, politician in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, British Parliament and later in the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State. He was also Lord ...

(1851–1931), Irish solicitor-general, attorney-general and lord chancellor * James Campbell (British Army officer, died 1835) (c. 1773–1835), governor of British Ceylon, 1822–1824

U.S.

* James Campbell (postmaster general) (1812–1893), US postmaster general * James Campbell (Wisconsin politician) (1814–1883), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly *

James E. Campbell James Edwin Campbell (July 7, 1843 – December 18, 1924) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1884 to 1889 and as the 38th governor of Ohio from 1890 to 189 ...

(1843–1924), Democratic politician from Ohio * James Hepburn Campbell (1820–1895), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania * James J. Campbell, American politician from Maine * James M. Campbell, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * James R. Campbell (Illinois politician) (1853–1924), U.S. representative from Illinois * James R. Campbell (Arkansas politician) (1893–1981), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives * James U. Campbell (1866–1937), chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court * James V. Campbell (1823–1890), member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1858 to 1890 * James W. Campbell (born 1947), member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Sports

* James Campbell (English cricketer) (born 1988), English cricketer * James Campbell (English footballer) (fl. 1910/11), English goalkeeper (Huddersfield Town) * James Campbell (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1938), Scottish footballer (Kilmarnock FC and Scotland) * James Campbell (javelin thrower) (born 1988), Scottish javelin thrower * James Campbell (New Zealand cricketer) (fl. 1868/69), New Zealand cricketer *

James Campbell (rugby union) James Alexander Campbell (1 July 1858 – 19 June 1902) was a Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, pp 65, 109 Rugby Union career Amateur career Campbell attended Merchiston Castle School, which ...

(1858–1902), Canadian rugby player * James Campbell (pole vaulter) (1901–1975), British Olympic athlete

Other

* James Campbell of Lawers (died 1645), Scottish landowner * James Campbell (surgeon), 19th-century British surgeon, member of the Jones-Brydges mission to Iran *

James Colquhoun Campbell James Colquhoun Campbell (27 December 1813 – 9 November 1895) was a Welsh Anglican bishop. Born at Knapdale, Stonefield, Argyllshire, he was the son of John Campbell and his wife Wilhelmina, the daughter of Sir James Colquhoun, 2nd Baronet. C ...

(1813–1895), Scottish-born Welsh Anglican Bishop of Bangor *

James G. Campbell James Gregg Campbell (1811 – November 9, 1868) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from May 4, 1853, to October 17, 1855.''Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana'' (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché ...

(1811–1868), justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court *

James Macnabb Campbell Sir James Macnabb Campbell, KCIE (1846–1903) was a Scottish administrator in India and ethnologist. During the 1890s he was a leading figure in the intellectual life of British Bombay. Life Born at Partick, Lanarkshire, on 4 October 1846, he ...

(1846–1903), Scottish administrator and ethnologist in India * James Palmer Campbell (1855–1926), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council * James Campbell (minister) (1789–1861), Church of Scotland minister * James Montgomery Campbell (1859–1937), Scottish clergyman * James T. Campbell, American historian *

James Campbell (journalist) James Campbell is the national politics editor at the ''Herald Sun'' newspaper in Melbourne and a regular commentator on Sky News Australia. He has also written for ''The Age'', ''The Times'' newspaper in London, ''The Punch'' website, ''The Spe ...

(fl. 2000s), Australian journalist * James Campbell, 2nd Baronet, of Aberuchil, see

Campbell baronets There have been 18 baronetcies created for persons with the surname Campbell, six in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and twelve in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. * Campbell baronets of Glenorchy (1625) * Campbell baronets of Lundy (1627) * C ...

* James Campbell, pseudonym of

James Campbell Reddie James Campbell Reddie (26 November 1807 – 4 July 1878) was a 19th-century British solicitor, collector and author of pornography, who, writing as "James Campbell", worked for the publisher William Dugdale. According to Henry Spencer Ashbee, ...

(died 1878), author of pornography * James Campbell (potter) (1943–2019), British potter * James Campbell and Sons, a building materials company in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia