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Peter Colin Campbell

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In January 1838 he married Jessie Wylie (1812-1892) daughter of the Hon. James Wylie of Burnside in West Canada. They had six daughters and six sons.
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in September 1845. He remained in this role until December 1854, when he took the prestigious position as Professor of Greek at the
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He left Queen's in 1844 and returned to Scotland, where he got an appointment as the parish minister of the small
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The grave of the Very Rev Peter Colin Campbell, St Machar's Cathedral churchyard
94: 509: 252: 237: 217:, the son of Rev George Campbell, the parish minister. He was educated at the 210: 153: 90: 307:"Campbell, Peter Colin, 1810-1876 (first principal, University of Aberdeen)" 229: 114: 98: 362:"Campbell, the Rev Peter Colin (1810-1876) | Queen's Encyclopedia" 233: 200: 448: 665: 564: 484: 181:(1810–1876) was a Scottish clergyman in the 164: 152: 144: 121: 104: 77: 72: 56: 37: 21: 263:, later rising to be Principal of the University. 236:as minister of St John's Presbyterian Church in 209:He was born on 21 January 1810 in the manse of 460: 313:. University of Edinburgh Archives Collection 273:He died on 12 December 1876 and is buried in 8: 467: 453: 445: 404: 18: 815:Principals of the University of Aberdeen 477:Principals of the University of Aberdeen 810:Academics of the University of Aberdeen 398:, P. C. Campbell, Aberdeen, 1873, p. 80 330: 328: 298: 224:In 1835 he was licensed to preach as a 191:Principal of the University of Aberdeen 240:. He was one of the 26 co-founders of 820:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 7: 386:Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1860 185:who became the first professor at 168:Clergyman, Professor and Principal 14: 266:He lived at 32 College Bounds in 221:, graduating with an MA in 1829. 767: 766: 555: 437:Reverend William Robinson Piriel 63:Reverend William Robinson Piriel 683:Reverend William Robinson Pirie 193:, a role he held for 21 years. 134: 592:Reverend William Forbes (1620) 228:minister by the Presbytery of 1: 677:Reverend Peter Colin Campbell 423:Principal and Vice-Chancellor 805:Clergy from Argyll and Bute 695:Reverend John Marshall Lang 632:Thomas Blackwell (secundus) 836: 719:Sir Edward Maitland Wright 530:Alexander Middleton (1662) 375:Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae 335:Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae 187:Queen's University, Canada 764: 707:Sir William Hamilton Fyfe 689:Sir William Duguid Geddes 620:Thomas Blackwell (primus) 553: 433: 420: 412: 407: 172: 117:, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 68: 45: 33: 713:Sir Thomas Murray Taylor 396:Account of the Clan Iver 189:and was later the first 533:George Middleton (1689) 219:University of Edinburgh 159:University of Edinburgh 668:University of Aberdeen 650:William Laurence Brown 536:George Chalmers (1729) 427:University of Aberdeen 377:; vol. 4; by Hew Scott 337:; vol. 7; by Hew Scott 261:University of Aberdeen 206: 40:University of Aberdeen 701:Sir George Adam Smith 515:William Leslie (1632) 275:Old Machar Churchyard 204: 38:1st Principal of the 179:Peter Colin Campbell 28:Peter Colin Campbell 731:George Paul McNicol 510:Reverend David Rait 504:Alexander Arbuthnot 589:Andrew Adie (1616) 567:Marischal College, 242:Queen's University 226:Church of Scotland 207: 183:Church of Scotland 16:Scottish clergyman 782: 781: 443: 442: 434:Succeeded by 408:Academic offices 176: 175: 24:The Very Reverend 827: 775: 770: 769: 725:Sir Fraser Noble 669: 570: 559: 540:Roderick MacLeod 490: 478: 469: 462: 455: 446: 416:Position created 413:Preceded by 405: 399: 393: 387: 384: 378: 372: 366: 365: 358: 352: 351: 344: 338: 332: 323: 322: 320: 318: 303: 138: 136: 111: 108:12 December 1876 87: 85: 73:Personal details 59: 50: 19: 835: 834: 830: 829: 828: 826: 825: 824: 785: 784: 783: 778: 773: 760: 749:Sir Ian Diamond 743:Sir Duncan Rice 667: 661: 644:George Campbell 614:Robert Paterson 568: 566: 560: 551: 488: 487:King's College, 486: 480: 476: 473: 439: 430: 418: 403: 402: 394: 390: 385: 381: 373: 369: 360: 359: 355: 346: 345: 341: 333: 326: 316: 314: 305: 304: 300: 295: 287: 248:as Principal). 199: 140: 137: 1838) 132: 128: 113: 109: 89: 88:21 January 1810 83: 81: 57: 51: 46: 29: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 833: 831: 823: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 787: 786: 780: 779: 765: 762: 761: 759: 758: 752: 746: 740: 737:Maxwell Irvine 734: 728: 722: 716: 710: 704: 698: 692: 686: 680: 673: 671: 663: 662: 660: 659: 653: 647: 641: 638:Robert Pollock 635: 629: 623: 617: 611: 605: 599: 593: 590: 587: 581: 574: 572: 562: 561: 554: 552: 550: 549: 543: 537: 534: 531: 528: 522: 516: 513: 507: 501: 494: 492: 482: 481: 474: 472: 471: 464: 457: 449: 441: 440: 435: 432: 419: 414: 410: 409: 401: 400: 388: 379: 367: 353: 339: 324: 297: 296: 294: 291: 286: 283: 246:Thomas Liddell 232:, and sent to 198: 195: 174: 173: 170: 169: 166: 162: 161: 156: 150: 149: 146: 142: 141: 130: 126: 125: 123: 119: 118: 112:(aged 66) 106: 102: 101: 79: 75: 74: 70: 69: 66: 65: 60: 54: 53: 43: 42: 35: 34: 31: 30: 27: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 832: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 792: 790: 777: 776: 763: 756: 753: 750: 747: 744: 741: 738: 735: 732: 729: 726: 723: 720: 717: 714: 711: 708: 705: 702: 699: 696: 693: 690: 687: 684: 681: 678: 675: 674: 672: 670: 664: 657: 654: 651: 648: 645: 642: 639: 636: 633: 630: 627: 624: 621: 618: 615: 612: 609: 606: 603: 600: 597: 594: 591: 588: 585: 582: 579: 576: 575: 573: 571: 563: 558: 547: 544: 541: 538: 535: 532: 529: 526: 523: 520: 519:William Guild 517: 514: 511: 508: 505: 502: 499: 496: 495: 493: 491: 483: 479: 470: 465: 463: 458: 456: 451: 450: 447: 438: 429: 428: 424: 417: 411: 406: 397: 392: 389: 383: 380: 376: 371: 368: 363: 357: 354: 349: 343: 340: 336: 331: 329: 325: 312: 308: 302: 299: 292: 290: 284: 282: 280: 276: 271: 269: 264: 262: 258: 254: 249: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 222: 220: 216: 212: 203: 196: 194: 192: 188: 184: 180: 171: 167: 163: 160: 157: 155: 151: 147: 143: 124: 120: 116: 107: 103: 100: 96: 92: 80: 76: 71: 67: 64: 61: 55: 49: 44: 41: 36: 32: 25: 20: 771: 755:George Boyne 676: 656:Daniel Dewar 626:John Osborne 608:James Leslie 602:William Moir 584:Gilbert Gray 578:Robert Howie 546:William Jack 498:Hector Boece 421: 415: 395: 391: 382: 374: 370: 356: 342: 334: 315:. 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The Very Reverend
University of Aberdeen
Reverend William Robinson Piriel
Ardchattan
Argyleshire
Scotland
Aberdeen
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
Church of Scotland
Queen's University, Canada
Principal of the University of Aberdeen

Ardchattan
Argyleshire
University of Edinburgh
Church of Scotland
Inverary
Canada
Brockville
Queen's University
Thomas Liddell
Perthshire
Caputh
University of Aberdeen
Old Aberdeen
Old Machar Churchyard
Old Aberdeen
"Campbell, Peter Colin, 1810-1876 (first principal, University of Aberdeen)"

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