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George William Robert Campbell

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Succeeded by
  
Louis Frederic Knollys

Succeeded by
  
Edward Anson

Preceded by
  
Arthur Birch

Died
  
10 January 1905

Succeeded by
  
Frederick Richard Saunders

Preceded by
  
Frederick Richard Saunders

Spouse(s)
  
Louisa Georgina Mary née Moyle - (m. 1862; d. 1885) Mary Gertrude née Murray 1853 (m. 1886; divorce 1903)

Sir George William Robert Campbell KCMG (1835–1905) was the first British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

Campbell was born in 1835 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, the son of John Campbell and Eliza née Elder. He enlisted in the Argyll and Bute Militia and served in India, where he was appointed assistant superintendent in the revenue survey. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 he was adjucant of the Ahmedabad Koli Corps, Assistant-Superintendent of Police and Assistant Magistrate. After serving as chief of police in the Indian province of Ratnagiri, he was appointed by Governor Frederick North on 3 September 1866, as Chief Superintendent of Police in Ceylon, in charge of the Police Force. Therefore, 3 September 1866 is considered as the beginning of Sri Lanka Police Service. The post was changed to Inspector General of Police in 1867. In 1872 he was appointed Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang, Malaysia, a position he served for one year before returning to his role as Inspector General of Police. In 1887 he was awarded the CMG. In 1891 he retired and returned to England where he received a knighthood for his service. Campbell died on 10 January 1905.

Additional reading

  • "Sir William Campbell" The Police Journal: A Review for the Police Forces of the British Commonwealth of Nations Vol. XXXIX No. 1 (January 1966): 328.
  • References

    George William Robert Campbell Wikipedia