Richard Vary Campbell

Richard Vary Campbell FRSE FSA (1840–1901) was a Scottish advocate and author of legal books, who rose to be Sheriff of Roxburgh.

[4] In 1886, Richard unsuccessfully stood as the Liberal Unionist Party's candidate to be Member of Parliament for the Glasgow College constituency, losing to Sir Charles Cameron.

He was later elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1898, his proposers including Sir Stair Agnew.

[1] Richard later died at his home, 37 Moray Place in Edinburgh, at 10am on 10 November 1901, ten days after catching a cold whilst attending a wedding in Peebles.

He married at Stow on 21 March 1900 Janet Jamieson (1840–1914), widow of Alexander Wylie, Writer of the Signet.