J. R. Campbell (communist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. R. Campbell (communist)

Communist activist and newspaper editor

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1894

Place of Birth: Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1969

Profession: politician, newspaper editor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Ross Campbell MM (15 October 1894 – 18 September 1969), best known as J.
R.
Campbell and also as Johnny Campbell, was a British communist activist and newspaper editor.
Campbell is best remembered as the principal in the so-called Campbell Case.
In 1924, Campbell was charged under the Incitement to Mutiny Act for an article published in the paper Workers' Weekly.
Campbell called on British soldiers to "let it be known that, neither in the class war nor in a military war, will you turn your guns on your fellow workers."The decision by the Labour government of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald to withdraw prosecution of Campbell lead to the loss of a confidence vote in the House of Commons, forcing the elections which ended the first Labour government in October 1924.
Campbell remained a top leader and leading public figure associated with the British Communist Party from the 1920s to the 1960s.