Notes for: Archibald Samuels Campbell
Obituary from "The Eagle" at http://www.archive.org/stream/eagleamagazines04goog/eagleamagazines04goog_djvu.txt
Archibald Samuels Campbell MA
Archibald Samuels Campbell was the eldest son of James Campbell, and was born at his father's London residence, 75, Baker Street, on 20 October, 1820. His mother was the daughter of John Armstrong of Belgrove Cottage Belgravia.
James Campbell was the direct descendant of Gillespick Campbell, Lord of Lochow, A.D. 1000; also of Mac-Alan-More (Great) and of Sir Niel Campbell, who married Lady Mary Murray Bruce (sister of Robert Bruce); and of Sir Colin Campbell, who married Margaret, sister of Annabel Queen Consort of Robert III. The late Archibald Samuels Campbell was chief of the Kilmory-Auchinbreck Campbells. His early life was spent in London, and he went as a day boy to the London High School in Tavistock Square. His mother died when he was 15, and he grieved so much for her that he got into bad health, and in 1837 his father called in Sir James Clark, who found that an abscess had formed on his left lung, and strongly advised his being sent off at once to the Bahamas as the only chance of saving his life. He went out there in a small sailing ship and resided for two years with a Mr Bridgeman, who was living there, and had formerly been a Master in the London High School, where he got strong and well.
In 1839 he was sent for to return home at once on account of the illness of his father, but to his great grief he found he had died a few days before his ship reached England. He was therefore, at the age of 19, left with five young brothers and sisters to look after, the youngest being only 9 years old.
He determined that he would carry out his father's wishes that he should go to Cambridge, and came up to St John's College in 1840, where he was awarded a sizarship. His rooms stood where the Chapel now stands. He has often related how the first person he got into conversation with at the Scholarship Examination was the late Professor J.C. Adams. They were waiting to go in for the viva voce part of it and were the two last, so they got into conversation, and Mr Campbell came to the conclusion that his master had considerably over estimated his abilities, if all the undergraduates were like Mr Adams, and he almost decided then and there to return to London at once. However, after the examination was over Mr Adams asked Campbell to come and have tea in his rooms, which he did, and he was so charmed with Adams that he decided to stay on at the College. In 1843 he went in for his Tripos and came out 4th Wrangler, and he was afterwards (on 23 March 1847) admitted a Fellow of St John's. After he had taken his degree, he became very devoted to boating, and was Stroke in the 2nd St John's boat in the Lent races and made twelve bumps, leaving it head of the river. He took pupils and remained up at College till he was 27 years old, when the severe illness of his youngest brother, Joscelin [sic: supect this is mistaken for Tomlin], made it necessary for him to give up his College career, of which he was very fond, to take his brother out to Jamaica. His uncle John Graham Campbell had several estates there, and the brothers remained in that country a great many years.
He finally returned to England, and in 1871 married Alice, daughter of the late Henry Plumpton-Gipps [sic: mistake for Plumptre Gipps], of Elmley Kent, and left three sons and two daughters. After living a great many years in Sherborne, Dorsetshire, he removed to 3, Salisbury Villas, Cambridge, in 1898, as it was a place he had a strong affection for, and he has often stated that the first Spring he had ever seen was after he came up to Cambridge in 1840, and of the great delight it gave him to watch the leaves and flowers coming out in the Backs. He was taken ill about six months ago and advised by his doctors to go to Torquay, but the autumn air there was too relaxing for him, and he gradually sank and entered into his rest on 14 December 1899. His was a noble, unselfish, beautiful character, and he was a most true-hearted follower of Christ. He always had his little Greek Testament in his pocket, and when travelling or sitting quiet would delight in reading it.
By his special wish he was brought back to Cambridge and interred in the Trumpington Cemetery.