Hugh McLean Campbell

Hugh McLean Campbell (21 March 1875 – 22 May 1951), sometimes known as HM Campbell, was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Biography

Campbell was born in Te Aute near Pukehou in the Hawke's Bay. His father, Hugh Campbell, was a sheep farmer in Australia, then in Wānaka, and finally in Poukawa south of Hastings. His mother, Margaret Gardiner, died when he was only three years old. He was brought up by his elder sister, Catherine, and Mary Williams, the wife of their neighbour, the missionary Samuel Williams. He became a member of the Reform Party. Several newspaper reports in late 1912 say he contracted influenza which developed into typhoid.

He was defeated in 1914, re-elected in 1919 and retired in 1922 due to ill-health. He was chairman of the board of directors of The Dominion newspaper from 1934 to 1950.

Campbell died on his farm on 22 May 1951. His wife had died in 1947. They were survived by their children.