16-916: William , Willy , Will , Billy , or Bill Campbell may refer to: Government officials [ edit ] Lord William Campbell (c. 1731 – 1778), Scottish-born royal governor of Nova Scotia and South Carolina William Campbell (British Army officer, died 1796) (died 1796), governor of Bermuda in 1796 William Campbell, 2nd Baron Stratheden and Campbell (1824–1893), British peer and Liberal politician William Robert Campbell ( fl. 1860s), British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) William Campbell, Lord Skerrington (1855–1927), Scottish judge William Campbell (MP) (died 1787), British Army officer and politician, MP for Glasgow William Telfer Campbell (1863–1929), British colonial administrator Canada [ edit ] William Campbell (judge) (1758–1834), Scottish-born Chief Justice of
32-766: A Nobel laureate William Wallace Campbell (1862–1938), American astronomer Business and economics [ edit ] William Campbell of Tullichewan (1793–1864), Glasgow businessman and councillor Bill Campbell (business executive) (1940–2016), CEO of Intuit William Middleton Campbell (1849–1919), Governor of the Bank of England Other people [ edit ] Bill Ransom Campbell (1920–1996), academic architect from North Carolina William D. Campbell (Scouting) (1907–1995), world Scouting leader William Henry Campbell (college president) (1808–1890), President of Rutgers College, 1862–1882 William Campbell, alleged Paul McCartney look-alike who, according to
48-552: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lord William Campbell Lord William Campbell (11 July 1730 – 4 September 1778) was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Nova Scotia from 1766 to 1773. He was born into a Scottish family loyal to the House of Hanover. His parents were John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll and Mary Campbell of Mamore . From 1752 to 1760, he served in
64-780: The Royal Navy in India . In 1762, because of the Seven Years' War , he was scheduled to serve in America. He met and married Sarah Izard from South Carolina in 1763. His brother-in-law was a future American rebel and member of the Second Continental Congress , Ralph Izard . In 1764, they returned to Britain where he became a member of Parliament , representing the family seat in Argyllshire . In 1766 he
80-1613: The Hawk Model Company Big Bill Campbell (1891–1952), Canadian entertainer and broadcaster William Wilfred Campbell (1858–1918), Canadian poet Actors [ edit ] William Campbell (actor) (1923–2011), American film and television actor Billy Gilbert (silent film actor) (William V. Campbell, 1891–1961), American silent film actor Billy Campbell (born 1959), American actor sometimes referred to as William Oliver Campbell or Bill Campbell Musicians [ edit ] Junior Campbell (William Campbell, born 1947), musician and composer William Campbell (Scottish musician) ( fl 1990s), Scottish musician Producers and directors [ edit ] Billy Campbell (TV executive) (born 1959), American TV producer William Campbell (filmmaker) , producer, documentary filmmaker, and photojournalist William S. Campbell (director) (1884–1972) Religious figures [ edit ] William Campbell (minister) (died 1805), Irish minister William Howard Campbell (1859–1910), Irish missionary in southern India William Campbell (missionary) (1841–1921), Presbyterian missionary to Taiwan William Rickarby Campbell (1840–1918), New Zealand Presbyterian minister Will Campbell (Baptist minister) (1924–2013), American Baptist minister Scientists and engineers [ edit ] William Campbell (metallographer) (1876–1936), English metallurgist William C. Campbell (scientist) (born 1930), Irish biochemist and
96-1489: The Nova Scotia House of Assembly William Neil Campbell (1885–1979), Canadian politician United States [ edit ] William Campbell (California politician) (1935–2015), state legislator in California William Campbell (surveyor) (c. 1767 – 1844), American physician and politician from New York, of Cherry Valley, Otsego County William B. Campbell (1807–1867), governor of Tennessee William James Campbell (1850–1896), American politician (23rd Lieutenant Governor of Illinois) William Joseph Campbell (1905–1988), U.S. federal judge William Joseph Campbell (meteorologist) (1930–1992), American meteorologist William L. Campbell Jr. (born 1969), U.S. federal judge William W. Campbell (New York congressman) (1806–1881), U.S. congressman from New York William W. Campbell (New York state senator) (1870–1934), American lawyer and politician from New York William Wildman Campbell (1853–1927), U.S. Representative from Ohio Bill Campbell (California politician) (born 1942), Republican politician from California Bill Campbell (mayor) (born 1953), former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia William Douglas Campbell , lobbyist and FBI informant in 2017 Australia [ edit ] William Campbell (Victorian politician) (1810–1896), pastoralist and member of
112-817: The Philadelphia area William Campbell (bowls) (1878–?), Scottish lawn bowler Military figures [ edit ] William Campbell (general) (1745–1781), Virginia militia general in the American Revolution William Campbell (Medal of Honor, 1838) (1838–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient William Campbell (Medal of Honor, 1840) (1840–1919), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient William A. Campbell (Tuskegee Airman) (1917–2012), African American pilot William Charles Campbell (1889–1958), World War I fighter pilot William Hunter Campbell (1839–1862), Ohio civilian who worked for
128-702: The Provincial Congress could not be trusted. Governor Campbell soon realized he could no longer reside and govern in safety in Charleston. Intimidation from Patriots resulted in public hangings, assaults, and business/home raids of suspected Loyalists . One home raided included that of Henry Laurens , who would go on to become the third President of the Second Continental Congress. Patriots were not afraid to intimidate or attack British officials, and several officials even fled
144-523: The Supreme Court of Upper Canada William Campbell (Canadian politician) (born 1929), Canadian House of Commons, 1979–1980 William Campbell (Prince Edward Island politician) (1836–1909), farmer and political figure William A. Campbell (politician) (1873–1934), Alberta provincial politician William Bennett Campbell (1943–2008), premier of Prince Edward Island Bill Campbell (Nova Scotia politician) (1919–2003), Canadian politician in
160-716: The Union Army during the American Civil War William Pitcairn Campbell (1856–1933), British Army general during World War I William J. Campbell (general) (1931–2017), American Air Force general William Edward Campbell, better known as William March (1893–1954), American soldier and novelist Arts and entertainment [ edit ] William L. Campbell (1946–2005), film editor of Storm 1987 William M. Campbell , president of Discovery Networks U.S. Bill Campbell (illustrator) (1920–2017), American illustrator for
176-543: The United States Golf Association Willie Campbell (golfer) (1862–1900), Scottish golfer Other sports [ edit ] William Campbell (sport shooter) (1919–?), Irish Olympic sport shooter William Campbell (rugby union) (born 1961), Australian vascular surgeon and former Wallabies rugby player Willie Campbell (hurler) (1918–1978), Irish hurler Bill Campbell (sportscaster) (1923–2014), sportscaster in
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#1732791935883192-2038: The Victorian Legislative Council William Campbell (New South Wales politician) (1838–1906), New South Wales politician William Henry Campbell (Queensland politician) (1846–1919), Queensland politician and newspaper editor/proprietor Bill Campbell (Victorian politician) (1920–1996), Victorian politician Sports [ edit ] American football [ edit ] Bill Campbell (gridiron football) (1920–1974), American football player Will Campbell (offensive lineman) (born 2004), American football offensive tackle William Campbell (American football) (born 1991), American football offensive guard Association football [ edit ] William Campbell (footballer) (1865–?), Scottish forward with various clubs including Preston North End, Darwen and Newton Heath Willie Campbell (footballer) (c. 1900–?), Scottish footballer Billy Campbell (footballer, born 1920) (1920–1994), Scotland international footballer (Greenock Morton FC) Billy Campbell (Northern Irish footballer) (born 1944), Northern Ireland international footballer (Sunderland AFC, Dundee FC, Motherwell FC) William Cole Campbell (born 2006), Icelandic footballer (FH, Breiðablik, Borussia Dortmund) Australian rules football [ edit ] Bill Campbell (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1954), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy Bill Campbell (footballer, born 1904) (1904–2007), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne Baseball [ edit ] Bill Campbell (baseball) (1948–2023), right-handed pitcher in MLB from 1973 to 1987 Billy Campbell (baseball) (1873–1957), left-handed pitcher in MLB from 1905 to 1909 Bullet Campbell (William Henry Campbell, 1896–1968), American Negro leagues pitcher Golf [ edit ] William C. Campbell (golfer) (1923–2013), president of
208-795: The city to escape further persecution. In 1775, Campbell fled his home at 34 Meeting Street in Charleston on a British warship, HMS Tamar , and returned to England . His departure marked the beginning of revolution in South Carolina and the end of British governance of the province . In 1776, during the Battle of Sullivan's Island , he was wounded in action while aboard Sir Peter Parker 's flagship, HMS Bristol . He never fully recovered, and died of its effects two years later at age 48. William Campbell (New South Wales politician) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
224-590: The urban legend and conspiracy theory " Paul is dead ", replaced him in the Beatles [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Campbell&oldid=1257992933 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
240-534: Was appointed Governor of Nova Scotia , a position he held until 1773. In June 1775, at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War , Campbell became the last British Governor of South Carolina, a position for which he had lobbied hard, because his wife was from South Carolina. Charged with bringing in the reins on the colony's revolutionaries, Campbell first decided to ignore the newly established Provincial Congress. The Provincial Congress
256-558: Was created in January 1775 in Charleston by former members of the South Carolina House of Commons as a separate ruling government independent of British authority and influence. Knowing the great rift between the aristocratic low-country and the backwoodsmen commoners of the backcountry, Campbell distributed pamphlets in mass numbers to backcountry citizens. The pamphlets stated that Charleston citizens kept lying and that
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