Person Open DS/UK/10314 Campbell; John Ross "Johnny" (1894-1969); Scottish Communist activist, newspaper editor Campbell John Ross "Johnny" 1894-1969 Scottish Communist activist, newspaper editor Male

John Ross "Johnny" Campbell (15 October 1894, Paisley, Scotland – 18 September 1969), best known as "J.R. Campbell," was a Scottish 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 through the 1960s. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 12/17/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 1cb08c06-7605-4424-89dc-83c766625b55