Background
Stephen Joseph Campbell was born to Tiburtio A. Campbell and his wife, Maria dos Santos, in Moruca, British Guiana, on December 26, 1897.
Stephen Joseph Campbell was born to Tiburtio A. Campbell and his wife, Maria dos Santos, in Moruca, British Guiana, on December 26, 1897.
He was brought up as a devout Catholic. He studied at Santa Rosa Mission School, and subsequently worked for many years as a teacher and as a catechist in various regions of Guyana. Campbell married Umbelina Da Silva on 9 February 1928.
He subsequently joined the National Labour Front.
On September 10, 1957, Campbell became the first Amerindian Member of Parliament in Guyanese history, when he was elected onto the Legislative Council of British Guiana.
