Campbell, Robert
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| Dates | 1769-1776 | ||
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| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Merchant | ||
| Place of Birth | Stirling | ||
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| Place of birth | Source | Stana Nenadic, 'Military Men, Business Men and the 'Business' of Patronage in Eighteenth-Century London' in S. Nenadic (ed.), Scots in London in the Eighteenth Century' (Cranbury, 2010), 229-252 |
Apprenticed as a merchant in Stirling, where he maintained a business. Visited London to settle affairs of his deceased brother, Archibald (1755). Developed multiple business interests there, including military provisioning and providing paving slabs, which necessitated regular travel between Stirling and London. Acted as London agent for his family (Campbells of Barcaldine). Moved permanently to London (1769).
