Person

John Campbell (missionary)

1766–1840 · 19th century

John Campbell was a Scottish minister who twice inspected the London Missionary Society's stations in southern Africa. In 1813 he helped the people at Klaarwater adopt a written constitution and renamed the place Griquatown. On his second journey in 1820 he visited the Bahurutshe town of Kaditshwene and described its size, metalwork and trade.

John Campbell (missionary)
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Bahurutshe ChiefdomGriqualand West

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