John Campbell was born on 25th July 1802 in The Rocks, Sydney, Colony of New South Wales (Australia). He was the eldest son of Robert Campbell and Sophia Palmer. [1]
John was the sole owner of the family company, Campbell & Co, which he sold to the Australian Steam Navigation Company in 1876 for £100,000 ($200,000).
Aged 83 years and having never married, he passed away on 22nd January 1886 in Stanmore, New South Wales. [2]
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