About John Dermot Campbell
Lived 1898 – 1945 (aged 47). John Dermot Campbell was a British businessperson and politician.
John Ernest Dermot Campbell DL (20 January 1898 – 23 January 1945) was a Northern Irish businessman and Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament in both United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Parliaments. He was killed during the Second World War in a plane crash.
Born in Randalstown, son of R. Garrett Campbell, Campbell was educated at Lockers Park School, Wellington College, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He joined the Royal Artillery late in World War I, serving in Palestine from 1918 to 1919, retiring as Lieutenant.
He was also a Deputy Lieutenant for Belfast He married on 12 February 1930 Josephine Patricia McConnell, daughter of Sir Joseph McConnell, 2nd Baronet, who was his predecessor as MP for Antrim, and had two sons and a daughter.
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British politician (1898-1945)
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John Dermot Campbell was born on 20 January 1898.
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John Dermot Campbell died on 23 January 1945.
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John Dermot Campbell was a businessperson and politician.
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