Alexander Campbell (25 May 1812 – 8 November 1891) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.
He was born in Relugas near Forres, Scotland, to farmer Donald Campbell and Janet née Ralph. A solicitor, he migrated to Sydney in 1838 and worked for a merchant firm until beginning his own business in 1840; he subsequently entered a partnership in 1842 as merchants and commercial agents. On 1 July 1842 he married Maria Martin, with whom he had four children; a second marriage on 6 October 1857 to Sarah Robertson Murray produced a further four children, while and third on 8 January 1873 to Harriet Hunt was childless.[1]
Campbell unsuccessfully stood as a candidate at the by-election for the Legislative Council seat of Sydney Hamlets in February 1855.[2] He did not contest the first election for the Legislative Assembly, but stood for Shoalhaven at the 1859 election, finishing well back in 3rd.[3] He was finally successful at the 1860 Williams by-election.[4] He served in the assembly for less than 9 months before parliament was dissolved and he did not contest the general election later that year.[5]
In 1864 he was appointed to the Legislative Council. From 1882 to 1883 he was Postmaster-General in the third Parkes ministry. He resigned from the Council in 1890 and died at Woollahra on 8 November 1891(1891-11-08) (aged 79).[5]
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