Sir Edward FitzGerald Campbell, 2nd Baronet (25 October 1822 – 23 November 1882) was a British baronet and soldier.

Early life

Campbell was born on 25 October 1822. He was the eldest son of

Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet Major-General Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet (22 January 1786 – 26 January 1849), was a British Army officer. His branch of the Campbell baronets is referred to as St Cross Mede. Early life Campbell was born on 22 January 1786. He was the eld ...

and the former Pamela FitzGerald. His paternal grandparents were Lieutenant-General Colin Campbell and his wife Mary Johnson. His mother was the only daughter of

Lord Edward FitzGerald Lord Edward FitzGerald (15 October 1763 – 4 June 1798) was an Irish aristocrat and revolutionary proponent of Irish independence from Britain. He abandoned his prospects as a distinguished veteran of British service in the American War of Ind ...

(fifth son of the

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) and Pamela Syms.

Career

He fought in the Punjab Expedition in 1849, the Afridis Expedition in 1850, and the

Siege of Delhi The siege of Delhi was a decisive conflict of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The rebellion against the authority of the East India Company was widespread through much of Northern India, but was essentially sparked by the mass uprising by the ...

in 1858. He was Aide de Camp to the

Commander-in-Chief, India During the period of the Company and Crown rule in India, the Commander-in-Chief, India (often "Commander-in-Chief ''in'' or ''of'' India") was the supreme commander of the Indian Army from 1833 to 1947. The Commander-in-Chief and most of his ...

. He was promoted to Major in 1858; and ended his military career as Lieutenant-Colonel of the

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Personal life

On 24 October 1853 he married Georgiana Charlotte Theophilia Metcalfe in Simla, India. She was a daughter of Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 4th Baronet and Felicite Anne Browne. Her first cousin was Gen. Sir

Sam Browne General (United Kingdom), General Sir Samuel James Browne, (3 October 1824 – 14 March 1901) was a British Indian Army cavalry officer, known best as the creator of the Sam Browne belt. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prest ...

, VC, inventor of the Sam Browne belt. Sir Thomas was an

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civil servant and agent of the

Governor General of India The governor-general of India (1833 to 1950, from 1858 to 1947 the viceroy and governor-general of India, commonly shortened to viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in their capacity as the emperor o ...

at the imperial court of the

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Bahadur Shah Zafar Bahadur Shah II, (Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad; 24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862), usually referred to by his poetic title Bahadur Shah ''Zafar'' (; ''Zafar'' ), was the twentieth and last List of emperors of the Mughal Empire, Mughal emp ...

. Before her death during childbirth, they were the parents of thirteen children, of which there were two sets of twins, including:Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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Burke's Peerage Burke's Peerage Limited is a British genealogical publisher, considered an authority on the order of precedence of noble families and information on the lesser nobility of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1826, when the Anglo-Irish genea ...

(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, p. 661. * Sir Guy Theophilus Campbell, 3rd Baronet (1854–1931) * Pamela Georgina Campbell (1855–1857) * Charles James Napier Campbell (1856–1924) * Edward FitzGerald Frederick Campbell (1856–1902) * Annie Charlotte Campbell (1859–1947) * Gerald FitzGerald Campbell (1862–1933) * Ven. Colin Arthur FitzGerald Campbell (1863–1916) * Rev. Francis Bunbury Campbell (1863–1905) * Percy FitzGerald Campbell (1865–1907) * Finetta Madelina Julia Campbell (1866–1932) * Ion Douglas FitzGerald Campbell (1868–1915), father-in-law of Evelyn, Lady Southesk * Griselda Mary Campbell (1869–1929) * George Theophilus Campbell (1872–1924) Sir Edward died on 23 November 1882.''Deaths.''

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(London, England), Saturday, Nov 25, 1882; pg. 1; Issue 30674

References

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