Francis Eastwood Campbell
Major Francis Eastwood Campbell | |
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Campbell in 1860 | |
| 2nd Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 July 1854 – 30 September 1889 | |
| Preceded by | James Coates |
| Succeeded by | George Friend |
| Chief Clerk, Office of the Auditor General | |
| In office 24 June 1853 – 9 July 1854 | |
| Preceded by | GME Stephen |
| Succeeded by | William Dover |
| Officer in the NZ Militia | |
| In office 3 December 1856 – June 1865 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1823 |
| Died | 27 September 1911 (aged 87) Awahuri, New Zealand |
| Resting place | Feilding Cemetery |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Susan Downing |
| Relations | James Campbell (father) |
| Children | Jessie Mary Brisco (nee Campbell) |
Major Francis Eastwood Campbell (1823 – 27 September 1911) was the second Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives ("Clerk of the House"), serving for 35 years from 1854. An unusual aspect of Campbell's tenure as Clerk of the House was that for the last 21 years that he held this office he also served as the Clerk of Parliaments, an office traditionally reserved for the clerk of the upper house in a Westminster parliamentary system.
He was the son of Lieutenant Colonel James Campbell, Commissioner of Crown Lands in Canterbury from 1851 to 1853.