Campbell Sir William 1758-1834 Born In Scotland Enlisted As A
private in a Highland regiment; came to America during the Revolutionary
War; took part in the battle of Yorktown, 1781; after his release
determined to remain in America. Studied law and called to the bar of
Nova Scotia; practised his profession for nineteen years; elected to the
Assembly of Cape Breton; attorney-general. Appointed to a puisne
judgeship in Upper Canada, 1811; chief-justice, 1825; retired, 1829;
knighted, 1829. =Bib.=: Morgan, Cel. Can.; Read, Lives of the
Judges.