George Campbell

Career

Born to parents Isaac Campbell, a grocer, and Susannah Patterson in England, Campbell jnr arrived in Australia in 1905, he lived at Drummoyne and worked in Sydney harbour shipyards. He moved to Newcastle, in 1907, and was employed in State Dockyard at Walsh Island. He remained at the dockyards until being employed in parliament.

Campbell was President of Merewether branch and of Hamilton state electorate council for some years.

He was an Alderman on Merewether council. Campbell resigned from the Labor Party in 1959 in protest and never rejoined.

Campbell died on 3 September 1967. He is buried at Beresfield Cemetery.

Achievements

• He contested the hard Labor seat of Electoral district of Hamilton at the 1950 New South Wales State election and won. Campbell subsequently won re-election at the 1953 and 1956 State elections but lost pre-selection to Robert McCartney at the 1959 State election.