Encyclopedia > Patrick Gordon Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy
Patrick Gordon Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy (June 6, 1913 - November 9, 1980), better known simply as Patrick Campbell, was a British journalist, humorist and television personality.
He was born in Dublin and educated at Pembroke College, Oxford. During the Second World War, he served in the navy, and afterwards worked on the Irish Times (using the pseudonym, "Quidnunc"), Sunday Dispatch and Sunday Times. His books, mostly humorous, included Life in Thin Slices (1954) and How to Become a Scratch Golfer (1963). He was married three times and had one daughter.
Lord Glenavy, who suffered from a serious speech impediment, nevertheless delighted television audiences with his wit, notably as a regular team captain on the long-running Call My Bluff, opposite his longtime friend, Frank Muir.
Campbell removed the six-year long tuition freeze that was placed on the B.C. universities and colleges by the NDP government.
In 2002, Campbell also introduced the "double the opportunity" initiative, the goal of which was to double enrollment in electrical and computer engineering, computer science, and medicine in the next four years.
On January 9, 2003, Campbell became the first premier in Canadian history to be arrested while in office when he was caught by police on holiday in Maui, Hawaii while driving under the influence of alcohol.
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