Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1855–1856 | 2nd | City of Auckland | Independent | |
| 1860 | 2nd | Suburbs of Auckland | Independent | |
Campbell entered the 2nd New Zealand Parliament, representing the electorates of the City of Auckland 1855–1856 (resigned). He was elected unopposed on 4 August 1860 in the Suburbs of Auckland electorate, replacing Joseph Hargreaves. Campbell retired at the end of the 2nd Parliament in later in 1860. He was a minister without portfolio in the government of Edward Stafford between June and November 1856.
In 1901 Sir John Logan Campbell was elected Mayor of Auckland for the royal visit that year (photo in mayoral robes), as David Goldie a temperance advocate did not want to toast the visiting Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York with alcohol.
He received a knighthood in 1902.
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