John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews
(1779-1861), Lord ChancellorEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 17 portraits
Campbell trained in the law at Lincoln's Inn and, after working briefly for the Morning Chronicle, was called to the Bar in 1806 where he reported on jury trial cases. He published four volumes of reports extending from 1807 to 1816. Campbell took silk in 1827 and was then elected as a Whig MP in 1830. His most important appearance as an MP was a speech he made in defence of Lord John Russell's first Reform Bill of 1831. The following year he was made Solicitor General. In 1841, he was raised to the House of Lords and in 1850, at the age of seventy, was made Lord Chief Justice, a post he held until 1859, when he became Lord Chancellor. He remained in this office until his death.
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews
by Sir Francis Grant
oil on canvas, 1850
NPG 460
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews
by Thomas Woolnoth
oil on canvas, circa 1851
NPG 375
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published February 1857
NPG Ax7283
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell
by Maull & Polyblank, published by David Bogue
albumen print, arched top, published February 1857
NPG x14259
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, circa February 1857
NPG x5185
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x5030
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax5082
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 March 1834
NPG D41243
A Special Retainer (John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 30 January 1836
NPG D41355
Eve Tempting Adam - in Proper Costume! or The Garden of Stratheden
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 30 January 1836
NPG D41356
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews ('A Distinguished Teetotalist')
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 18 November 1839
NPG D32568
A Distinguished Teetotalist (John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 18 November 1839
NPG D41555
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 February 1840
NPG D41559
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 28 December 1844
NPG D46365
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews
by William Walker, after Thomas Woolnoth
mezzotint, published 1851
NPG D32562
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews
by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1852
NPG D32561
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