Thom's Irish Who's Who/Campbell, Thomas Joseph

CAMPBELL, Thomas Joseph, K.C. Educ.: Christian Brothers' Schools, and St. Malachy's College, Belfast, M.A. (Honours), 1897, of the Royal University of Ireland, now of the National University of Ireland. Sub-Editor, "Irish News," Belfast, 1892; Editor, do., 1895-1906; second prize in Jurisprudence and second prize in Law of Property, Queen's College, Belfast, 1898; second Victoria Prize, King's Inns, Dublin, 1899; second Victoria Prize, do., 1900; Exhibition, do., 1900. Gold Medal for Oratory; Gold Medal for Legal Essay; Silver Medal for Legal Debate, do., 1900-01. Called to Irish Bar, Nov., 1900; to English Bar, April, 1904; Revising Barrister, 1910-14; King's Counsel, Feb., 1918; Local Government Election Commissioner, 1921; Nationalist Candidate for South Monaghan (polled 4,413 votes), Dec, 1913; Nationalist Candidate for East Belfast in the election of 1921, in Northern Ireland. First Treasurer of the Bar of Northern Ireland and first Secretary of the Circuit of Northern Ireland; b. in Belfast; m., and has two sons and one dau. Nominated in 1922 by the Provisional Government as one of six representatives of the Catholics of Belfast to act with six representatives nominated by the Government of Northern Ireland as a Conciliation Committee in Belfast. Pubns.: Workmen's Compensation and Irish Land Purchase. Res.: 27 Old Cave Hill Road, Belfast.