James Colquhoun Campbell

James Colquhoun Campbell (27 December 1813 – 9 November 1895)^[1] was a Welsh Anglican bishop.

Born at Stonefield, Argyllshire, he was the son of John Campbell and his wife Wilhelmina, the daughter of Sir James Colquhoun, 2nd Baronet.^[2] Campbell was educated in Chester and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1836, M.A. in 1839, D.D. in 1859.^[3][4]

Campbell was Rector of St Nicholas, Cardiff in 1839, then became vicar in Roath in 1840 and was subsequently appointed rector in Merthyr Tydfil in 1844.^[4] He was nominated Archdeacon of Llandaff in 1857 and was consecrated 70th Bishop of Bangor in 1859.^[4] After more than thirty years in this post, Campbell retired in 1890 and died at Hastings five years later.^[1]

In 1840, he married Blanche, the daughter of John Bruce Pryce^[2] and sister of Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare.