Malcolm Campbell-Johnston

Malcolm Campbell-Johnston (14 April 1871 – 12 March 1938) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.

Early life Born in Crowthorne, Berkshire, he was the son of Alexander Robert Campbell-Johnston and Frances Ellen Bury Campbell-Johnston (née Paliser). In 1915 he was transferred to the General Staff as an Assistant Provost Marshal. He later transferred to the Royal Sussex Regiment and served on the Western Front from 1915–1918. Three years later he gained a place on the council, representing Balham and Tooting. In the same year he married May Isabel Fisk, a New York author.

In 1931 a National Government was formed, and in October of that year a general election was held. Campbell-Johnston was chosen by the Conservatives to attempt to win the seat of East Ham South from the Labour Party, who opposed the National Government. He successfully unseated Alfred Barnes, the sitting MP.

When the next general election was called in 1935, Campbell-Johnston failed to hold his East Ham seat in a straight fight against Barnes, the man he had defeated four years earlier. In December 1935 he announced that he would not be standing for parliament again.

In 1937 he returned to local government, winning election to the London County Council at Lewisham West.

Death He died at his home in Marylebone, London in March 1938, aged 66. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium.