Samuel Campbell (doctor)

This article is about the medical doctor and ship's surgeon. For other people with the same name, see Samuel Campbell (disambiguation).

Samuel Campbell was ship's surgeon of HMS Plumper from 1857 to 1861. He is the namesake of Campbell Island, the location of the community of Balla Bella, and of the Campbell River on Vancouver Island, which is itself the namesake of the City of Campbell River.

References

"Campbell River (City)". BC Geographical Names.
"Campbell Island (Island)". BC Geographical Names.

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