29-493: Thomas , Tom , or Tommy Campbell may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Thomas Campbell (poet) (1777–1844), Scottish poet Thomas Campbell (sculptor) (1790–1858), Scottish sculptor Thomas Campbell (visual artist) (born 1969), California-based visual artist Tom Campbell (radio personality) (fl. late 20th century), American radio personality and voice actor Thomas P. Campbell (born 1962), director of
58-741: A government pension of £200. In that year the Campbells removed to Peak Hill, Sydenham . Campbell was at this time regularly employed on the Star newspaper, for which he translated the foreign news. In 1809 he published a narrative poem in the Spenserian stanza , Gertrude of Wyoming – referring to the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania and the Wyoming Valley Massacre – with which were printed some of his best lyrics. He
87-582: A long period of prosperity until he lost his property and their old and respectable firm collapsed in consequence of the American Revolutionary War . Having personally lost nearly £20,000, Campbell's father was nearly ruined. Several of Thomas' brothers remained in Virginia, one of whom married a daughter of Patrick Henry . Both his parents were intellectually inclined, his father being a close friend of Thomas Reid (for whom Campbell
116-418: A move to Dundee United where he kept up his prolific record, netting fourteen goals in just nineteen league games. This included scoring a hat-trick against Hamilton Academical in his first match for club. Crucially he also was the scorer of the only goal in a 1–0 win over Berwick Rangers on 30 April which ensured Dundee United were promoted to Division One . However, by November 1960 he had dropped out of
145-473: A traditional 18th-century didactic poem in heroic couplets . He also produced several patriotic war songs— " Ye Mariners of England ", "The Soldier's Dream", "Hohenlinden" and, in 1801, The Battle of the Baltic , but was no less at home in delicate lyrics such as "At Love's Beginning". Born on High Street, Glasgow in 1777, he was the youngest of the eleven children of Alexander Campbell (1710–1801), son of
174-659: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomas Campbell (poet) Thomas Campbell (27 July 1777 – 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet. He was a founder and the first President of the Clarence Club and a co-founder of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland ; he was also one of the initiators of a plan to found what became University College London . In 1799 he wrote Pleasures of Hope ,
203-946: The 98th New York State Legislature Thomas Edmund Campbell (1809–1872), seigneur and political figure in Canada East Thomas Edward Campbell (1878–1944), governor of Arizona Thomas F. Campbell (1897–1957), New York politician Thomas Hayes Campbell (1815–1862), Illinois politician and auditor Thomas Jefferson Campbell (1786–1850), American politician Thomas Joseph Campbell (1872–1946), Irish politician, journalist & jurist Thomas Mitchell Campbell (1856–1923), American politician, governor of Texas Tom Campbell (California politician) (born 1952), former congressman, 2010 U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell (Canadian politician) (1927–2012), Canadian mayor of Vancouver Tom Campbell (North Dakota politician) (born 1959), North Dakota Senate Tom Campbell (Washington politician) , member of
232-717: The Aldine Edition of the British Poets , edited by the Rev. V. Alfred Hill, with a sketch of the poet's life by William Allingham ; and the Oxford Edition of the Complete Works of Thomas Campbell (1908), edited by J. Logie Robertson. See also Thomas Campbell by J. Cuthbert Hadden , (Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier , 1899, Famous Scots Series ), and a selection by Lewis Campbell (1904) for
261-588: The Epistle to Three Ladies . In 1799, six months after the publication of the Lyrical Ballads of Wordsworth and Coleridge , "The Pleasures of Hope" was published. It is a rhetorical and didactic poem in the taste of his time, and owed much to the fact that it dealt with topics near to men's hearts, with the French Revolution , the partition of Poland and with negro slavery. Its success
290-663: The Isle of Mull . In 1797, Campbell travelled to University of Edinburgh to attend lectures on law . He continued to support himself as a tutor and through his writing, aided by Robert Anderson , the editor of the British Poets. Among his contemporaries in Edinburgh were Sir Walter Scott , Henry Brougham , Francis Jeffrey , Thomas Brown , John Leyden and James Grahame . These early days in Edinburgh influenced such works as The Wounded Hussar , The Dirge of Wallace and
319-400: The elder Schlegel , of Baron Cuvier and others. His pecuniary anxieties were relieved in 1815 by a legacy of £4000. He continued to occupy himself with his Specimens of the British Poets , the design of which had been projected years before. The work was published in 1819. It contains a selection with short lives of the poets, and prefixed to it a critical essay on poetry. In 1820 he accepted
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#1732787792804348-505: The 6th and last Laird of Kirnan, Argyll , descended from the MacIver-Campbells . His mother, Margaret (born 1736), was the daughter of John Campbell of Craignish and Mary, daughter of Robert Simpson, "a celebrated Royal Armourer ". In about 1737, his father went to Falmouth, Virginia as a merchant in business with his wife's brother Daniel Campbell, becoming a Tobacco Lord trading between there and Glasgow. They enjoyed
377-826: The Calgary Stampeders Tom Campbell (footballer, born 1924) (1924–1990), Australian rules footballer for Hawthorn Tom Campbell (footballer, born 1991) , Australian rules footballer for St Kilda Tom Campbell (ice hockey) (1922–1996), Canadian ice hockey player with the East York Lyndhursts Other [ edit ] Thomas Lopton Campbell Jr. (1809–1893), American pioneer and Texas Ranger Thomas J. Campbell (university president) (1848–1925), of St. John's College (now Fordham University) Thomas D. Campbell (1882–1966), wheat farmer and pioneer of corporate farming Thomas Monroe Campbell (1883–1956), field agent for
406-620: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Tommy Campbell (actor) (born 1978), stand-up comedian, actor and writer Tommy Campbell (musician) (born 1957), American jazz drummer Politics [ edit ] Thomas Campbell (Australian politician) (1845–1885), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Thomas C. Campbell (1845–1904), New York lawyer and Cincinnati political boss Thomas Cooper Campbell , New York state senator in
435-545: The Golden Treasury Series. Tommy Campbell (footballer) Thomas McMillan Campbell (20 February 1935 – 2018) was a Scottish footballer , who played as striker for Kilmarnock , Albion Rovers (two spells), Dundee United , Tranmere Rovers , Dumbarton and Stenhousemuir . Beginning his career with Kilmarnock , Campbell moved to Albion Rovers where scored over thirty league goals in less than sixty league matches. His goalscoring form won him
464-788: The U.S. Department of Agriculture Tom Campbell (philosopher) (1938–2019), philosopher and law professor Thomas Draper Campbell (1893–1967), anthropologist and professor of dentistry, president of the Anthropological Society of South Australia Thomas Campbell, Scottish convict involved in the Glasgow ice cream wars T. Colin Campbell (born 1934), American biochemist Thomas W. Campbell, author of My Big TOE , see out-of-body experience See also [ edit ] Tom Campbell Black (1899–1936), English aviator Thomas Cambell (1536–1614), English merchant who
493-1157: The Washington House of Representatives Religion [ edit ] Thomas Campbell (writer) (1733–1795), Church of Ireland clergyman and traveller Thomas Campbell (minister) (1763–1854), American religious leader Thomas Hardesty Campbell (1907–1989), American Cumberland Presbyterian minister Thomas Vincent Campbell (1863–1930), Irish-born missionary physician and entomologist Sport [ edit ] Tom Campbell (athlete) (1898–1971), American Olympic runner Thomas P. Campbell (athlete) , English runner Tom Campbell (South African cricketer) (1882–1924), South African wicket-keeper Thomas Campbell (New Zealand cricketer) (1871–1950), New Zealand cricketer Thomas Campbell (footballer) (1908–1982), Scottish footballer Tommy Campbell (footballer) (1935–2018), Scottish former footballer Thomas J. Campbell (American football) (1886–1972), college football head coach Tommy Campbell (American football) (born 1947), former American football player Tommie Campbell (born 1987), American gridiron football with
522-516: The deepest of personal calamities. "Poland preys on my heart night and day," he wrote in one of his letters, and his sympathy found a practical expression in the foundation in London of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland . In 1834 he travelled to Paris and Algiers , where he wrote his Letters from the South (printed 1837). His wife died in 1828. Of his two sons, one died in infancy and
551-619: The editorship of the New Monthly Magazine , and in the same year made another tour in Germany. Four years later appeared his "Theodric", a not very successful poem of domestic life. Campbell took an active share in the foundation of University College London (originally known as London University), visiting Berlin to inquire into the German system of education, and making recommendations which were adopted by Lord Brougham. He
580-550: The first team line-up. In turn, he moved to English side Tranmere Rovers but was back in Scotland within the year, having failed to score in four matches. An even shorter spell at Dumbarton followed before a further short time at Stenhousemuir preceded a final playing period Albion Rovers . Upon retiring in 1964, Campbell managed more than a goal in every two league matches over his short career. This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about
609-616: The other became insane. His own health suffered, and he gradually withdrew from public life. He died at Boulogne on 15 June 1844 and was buried on 3 July 1844 Westminster Abbey at Poet's Corner . Campbell's other works include a Life of Mrs Siddons (1834), and a narrative poem, "The Pilgrim of Glencoe " (1842). See The Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell (3 vols., 1849), edited by William Beattie, M.D.; Literary Reminiscences and Memoirs of Thomas Campbell (1860), by Cyrus Redding ; The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell (1860); The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell (1875), in
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#1732787792804638-476: The world will never know how truly you are a great and original poet till you venture to cast before it some of the rough pearls of your fancy." In 1812 he delivered a series of lectures on poetry in London at the Royal Institution ; and he was urged by Sir Walter Scott to become a candidate for the chair of literature at Edinburgh University. In 1814 he went to Paris, making there the acquaintance of
667-547: Was Lord Mayor of London in 1609 Thomas J. Campbell (disambiguation) Campbell (surname) [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=Thomas_Campbell&oldid=1249615315 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
696-534: Was elected Lord Rector of Glasgow University (1826–1829) in competition against Sir Walter Scott . Campbell retired from the editorship of the New Monthly Magazine in 1830, and a year later made an unsuccessful venture with The Metropolitan Magazine . He had championed the cause of the Poles in "The Pleasures of Hope", and the news of the capture of Warsaw by the Russians in 1831 affected him as if it had been
725-549: Was instantaneous, but Campbell was deficient in energy and perseverance and did not follow it up. He went abroad in June 1800 without any very definite aim, visited Gottlieb Friedrich Klopstock at Hamburg , and made his way to Regensburg , which was taken by the French three days after his arrival. He found refuge in a Scottish monastery . Some of his best lyrics, "Hohenlinden", "Ye Mariners of England" and "The Soldier's Dream" (which
754-473: Was introduced to the first Lord Minto , who took him in the next year to London as occasional secretary. In June 1803 appeared a new edition of the "Pleasures of Hope", to which some lyrics were added. In 1803 Campbell married his second cousin, Matilda Sinclair, and settled in London. He was well received in Whig society, especially at Holland House . His prospects, however, were slight when in 1805 he received
783-532: Was later set by Beethoven), belong to his German tour. He spent the winter in Altona , where he met an Irish exile, Anthony McCann, whose history suggested The Exile of Erin . He had at that time the intention of writing an epic on Edinburgh to be entitled "The Queen of the North". On the outbreak of war between Denmark and England he hurried home, the " Battle of the Baltic " being drafted soon after. At Edinburgh he
812-584: Was named) while his mother was known for her refined taste and love of literature and music. Thomas Campbell was educated at the High School of Glasgow and the University of Glasgow , where he won prizes for classics and verse-writing . He spent the holidays as a tutor in the western Highlands and his poems Glenara and the Ballad of Lord Ullin's Daughter were written during this time while visiting
841-425: Was slow and fastidious in composition, and the poem suffered from overelaboration. Francis Jeffrey wrote to the author: "Your timidity or fastidiousness, or some other knavish quality, will not let you give your conceptions glowing, and bold, and powerful, as they present themselves; but you must chasten, and refine, and soften them, forsooth, till half their nature and grandeur is chiselled away from them. Believe me,
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