Joseph Campbell (archdeacon)

Joseph Campbell (1856–1933) was an Anglican priest and mineralogist in Australia. Campbell was a recognised authority on geology and served as a consulting engineer in both Queensland and New South Wales. He was an expert on gemstones and wrote several books on the subject.

Early life
Joseph Campbell was born on 13 September 1856 at St Marys, New South Wales, the son of storekeeper William Branch Campbell and his wife Elizabeth Anne (née Jackson).

Religious life
Campbell was a prominent figure in the Anglican Church. He was archdeacon in the Anglican Diocese of Northern Queensland for some years.

Mineralogy
Campbell was a recognised authority on geology and served as a consulting engineer in both Queensland and New South Wales. He was an expert on gemstones and wrote several books on the subject.

Personal life
Campbell was married with three children. His nephew Malcolm Campbell was a famous motor car racer, holding several world records.

Later life
Campbell resigned from the Church in September 1909 much to the disappointment of Bishop George Frodsham who tried to persuade him to stay.

However, a few years before his death on 17 October 1933, he resumed ministerial work within the Diocese of Goulburn. Campbell was serving as the acting rector of St John's Church of England in Barmedman in New South Wales. He had suffered from bronchial trouble for about 18 months prior to this time and died peacefully in his sleep. His funeral service was held at St John's and he was buried in Barmedman Cemetery.

Legacy
Campbell's cotton plantation known as "The Bungalow" provided the name for the suburb of Bungalow in Cairns, Queensland.