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Bruce Campbell (barrister)

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In the by-election on 13 June 1968, Campbell gained a 17.7% swing and won the seat with a majority of 3,311. His maiden speech on 1 November concentrated on the problem of housing in his constituency. He was successful in the ballot for Private Members' Bills later that month and introduced a Bill to
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by HM Customs & Excise, who removed 10 cases of whisky, 9,460 cigarettes and 500 grams of tobacco on which duty had not been paid. Campbell and the yacht's joint owner (a secondhand car dealer) were prosecuted for evading excise duty; when initially questioned Campbell claimed he had not
161:. He was elected a Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple in that year, and two years later was appointed a Recorder of the Crown Court. In January 1976, Campbell's sentence of a 31-year-old mother of a two-month-old baby to six months' imprisonment was criticised by the mother's MP 225: 246: 312: 347: 145:
contributions. Campbell attacked divorce reform for allowing men to take advantage of their own wrong; he supported the idea of consensual divorce without the need to prove fault.
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Campbell's older son Andrew followed the legal profession and has been a Circuit Judge since 2004. Campbell's younger son Richard is the British actor Richard Campbell.
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removed him from office for misbehaviour, an unprecedented sanction. There was a political row when Hailsham allowed Campbell to keep his judge's pension.
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brought the goods into the country and that they were only for his personal use. He later admitted that the goods had been bought in
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announced his retirement due to ill health, Campbell was a natural choice for the local Conservative Association. The
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was unpopular and Campbell criticised the government for cutting back on the motorway programmes and for their
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by 1,675 votes, and returned to the Bar where he had practised occasionally while a
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M. Stenton and S. Lees, "Who's Who of British MPs" Vol. IV (Harvester Press, 1981)
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award state pensions to some widows who did not qualify due to insufficient
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in the late 1930s to undertake postgraduate training at the
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On demobilisation Campbell was called to the bar at the
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Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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New Zealand-born British lawyer, judge and politician
165:. Campbell became a Circuit Judge later that year. 124:took place at a time when the Labour government of 245: 224: 348:Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham 276:"The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1970" 293:contributions in Parliament by Bruce Campbell 8: 373:New Zealand emigrants to the United Kingdom 264:Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs 216: 72:; he served in North Africa and Italy. 68:. In 1941 he was commissioned into the 363:British Army personnel of World War II 233:. London. 30 November 1983. p. 3. 19:For other people with this name, see 7: 343:Alumni of the University of London 173:In 1983, Campbell's motor cruiser 14: 323:Royal Army Service Corps officers 244:Knight, Jenny (6 December 1983). 116:, and when the sitting Labour MP 353:University of Canterbury alumni 21:Bruce Campbell (disambiguation) 247:"Whisky case judge is removed" 153:Campbell lost his seat at the 100:, Campbell fought the seat of 54:Christchurch Technical College 36:, he had earlier practised in 1: 368:20th-century King's Counsel 358:Members of the Inner Temple 308:20th-century English judges 52:, New Zealand and attended 389: 18: 338:People from Christchurch 96:An active member of the 70:Royal Army Service Corps 254:. London. p. 32. 155:1970 general election 106:1955 general election 92:By-election candidate 58:Canterbury University 48:Campbell was born in 159:Member of Parliament 122:by-election campaign 66:University of London 27:Keith Bruce Campbell 163:Robert Kilroy-Silk 143:National Insurance 98:Conservative Party 204:in 1990 aged 75. 169:Smuggling scandal 102:Manchester Gorton 380: 318:UK MPs 1966–1970 256: 255: 249: 241: 235: 234: 228: 221: 177:was detained at 388: 387: 383: 382: 381: 379: 378: 377: 298: 297: 283: 260: 259: 243: 242: 238: 223: 222: 218: 213: 188:Lord Chancellor 171: 151: 149:Judicial career 138: 94: 86:Queen's Counsel 78: 46: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 386: 384: 376: 375: 370: 365: 360: 355: 350: 345: 340: 335: 330: 325: 320: 315: 310: 300: 299: 296: 295: 282: 281:External links 279: 278: 277: 274: 271: 266: 258: 257: 236: 215: 214: 212: 209: 170: 167: 150: 147: 137: 134: 130:incomes policy 93: 90: 77: 74: 60:. He moved to 45: 42: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 385: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 305: 303: 294: 290: 289: 285: 284: 280: 275: 272: 270: 267: 265: 262: 261: 253: 248: 240: 237: 232: 227: 220: 217: 210: 208: 205: 203: 199: 194: 192: 191:Lord Hailsham 189: 185: 180: 176: 168: 166: 164: 160: 156: 148: 146: 144: 135: 133: 131: 127: 126:Harold Wilson 123: 119: 115: 114:1966 election 111: 107: 103: 99: 91: 89: 87: 83: 75: 73: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 43: 41: 39: 35: 31: 28: 22: 286: 268: 251: 239: 230: 219: 206: 195: 174: 172: 152: 139: 108:. He fought 95: 82:Inner Temple 79: 76:Legal career 50:Christchurch 47: 26: 25: 333:1990 deaths 328:1916 births 291:1803–2005: 196:He died in 118:Leslie Hale 110:Oldham West 302:Categories 211:References 198:Canterbury 136:Parliament 44:Early life 38:family law 269:The Times 252:The Times 231:The Times 88:in 1964. 34:barrister 184:Guernsey 179:Ramsgate 288:Hansard 175:Papyrus 112:in the 104:at the 62:London 202:Kent 56:and 304:: 250:. 229:. 200:, 30:QC 23:.

Index

Bruce Campbell (disambiguation)
QC
barrister
family law
Christchurch
Christchurch Technical College
Canterbury University
London
University of London
Royal Army Service Corps
Inner Temple
Queen's Counsel
Conservative Party
Manchester Gorton
1955 general election
Oldham West
1966 election
Leslie Hale
by-election campaign
Harold Wilson
incomes policy
National Insurance
1970 general election
Member of Parliament
Robert Kilroy-Silk
Ramsgate
Guernsey
Lord Chancellor
Lord Hailsham
Canterbury

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