Gilbert Campion, 1st Baron Campion

Gilbert Francis Montriou Campion, 1st Baron Campion GCB (11 May 1882 – 6 April 1958), known as Sir Gilbert Campion between 1937 and 1950, was a British civil servant. He served as Clerk of the House of Commons from 1937 to 1948.

Background and education

Campion was the son of John Montriou Campion. He was educated at Bedford School and at Hertford College, Oxford.^[1]

Career

Campion fought in the First World War as a captain in the Royal Army Service Corps. In 1921 he was appointed Clerk Assistant in the House of Commons, a post he held until 1937,^[1] and was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1932. In 1937 he was promoted to Clerk of the House of Commons, which he remained until 1948. He was the editor of the 14th and 15th editions of Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice.^[1] Campion was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1937 (KCB)^[2] and a Knight Grand Cross (GCB) in 1948.^[3] In 1950 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Campion, of Bowes in the County of Surrey.^[4]

Family

Lord Campion married Hilda Mary, daughter of W. A. Spafford, in 1920. They had no children. He died in April 1958, aged 75, when the barony became extinct.^[1]

References

1. thepeerage.com Gilbert Francis Montriou Campion, 1st and last Baron Campion
2. The London Gazette: no. 34469. p. 4. 31 December 1937.
3. The London Gazette: no. 38311. p. 3367. 4 June 1948.
4. The London Gazette: no. 38968. p. 3622. 14 July 1950.