British Conservative politician
Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell, 7th Baronet (15 December 1812 – 30 January 1894)[ 1] [ 2] British Conservative and Tory politician.[ 3] [ 4]
He was the son of William Purves-Hume-Campbell and Charlotte Rey. In 1834, he married Margaret Penelope Spottiswoode, daughter of John Spottiswoode and Helen Wauchope, and they had one child: Helen Purves-Hume-Campbell (c. 1835 –1875).[ 4]
Purves-Hume-Campbell was first elected Tory MP for Berwickshire at a by-election in 1834 —caused by the death of Charles Albany Marjoribanks —and held the seat until 1847, when he did not seek re-election.[ 3] [ 5] cricketer , he played first-class cricket twice for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1837, playing at Lord's against Oxford University and Cambridge University .[ 6]
He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Purves Hall in 1833 upon the death of his father. Upon his own death in 1894, the title was inherited by John Home-Purves-Hume-Campbell .[ 2] [ 4]
References
^ Rayment, Leigh (7 April 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "B" . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page . Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ a b Rayment, Leigh (1 October 2018). "The Baronetage of England, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Baronets beginning with "H" . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page . Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )^ a b Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections . Retrieved 10 September 2018 – via Google Books . ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl (2 September 2005). "Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell of Marchmont, 7th Bt" . The Peerage . Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019 . ^ Craig, F. W. S. , ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 575. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3 ^ "First-Class Matches played by Hugh Campbell" . Retrieved 19 April 2021 .
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