About Donald Campbell
Lived 1788 – 1856 (aged 67–68). Donald Campbell was a naval officer.
Rear-Admiral Donald Campbell (1788–1856) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the Leeward Islands Station.
Naval career Born the eldest son of Colin Campbell of Auchendoun, Argyll, Campbell joined the Royal Navy on 4 June 1791. He became commander of the schooner HMS Tobago in February 1805, the packet boat HMS Lily in September 1805 and the sloop HMS Pert in May 1807. and Inspecting-Commander in the Coast Guard in 1822 before retiring in 1832.
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British Royal Navy officer (1788-1856)
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Donald Campbell was born in 1788.
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