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Campbell, John
CAMPBELL, JOHNJohn Campbell, also known as First Baron Campbell, was born September 15, 1779, in Scotland. He was admitted to the bar in 1806 and pursued a career in British law and politics. In 1830, Campbell entered Parliament and advocated legal reforms in real property and local government. Two years later he served as solicitor general, and from 1834 to 1841, he was attorney general. In 1850 he performed the duties of Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench and in 1859 became Lord Chancellor. Campbell is credited with the passage of three important pieces of legislation: the libel Act, in 1843; the Copyright Act, in 1846; and the Obscene Publications Act, in 1857. As an author, Campbell is famous for Lives of the Lord Chancellors, published from 1845 to 1847, and for Lives of the Chief Justices, published from 1849 to 1857. Campbell died June 23, 1861, in London, England. "The Supreme Court IS A VENERABLE TRIBUNAL THAT DESERVES WELL OF THE COUNTRY. It ought not … be affected by revolutionary politics and I shall take care that through me this shall not be done." |
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"Campbell, John." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Campbell, John." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700695.html "Campbell, John." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700695.html |
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Campbell, John McLeod
Campbell, John McLeod (1800–72), Scottish theologian. In 1831 he was found guilty of heresy by the General Assembly and deprived of his cure. He maintained a successful ministry to an independent congregation in Glasgow from 1833 to 1859. The thesis of his main work was that the spiritual context of the sufferings of Christ, rather than their penal character, made atonement for sin.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Campbell, John McLeod." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Campbell, John McLeod." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-CampbellJohnMcLeod.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Campbell, John McLeod." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-CampbellJohnMcLeod.html |
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