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'''Mitchell Horatio Campbell''' (also known as "Big Mitch") was a colorful character from [[Texas]] history. The illegitimate son of a minor [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[laird]], he fled to the [[US]] in 1861 after a dispute with some local highlanders over a missing [[haggis]]. He fought in the Civil War, but no records indicate on which side. After the war, he made his fortune as a [[emu]] rancher in [[Texas]]. In 1898, he won the ship [[HMS Solitaire]] in a game of [[whist]], in spite of not knowing how to actually play the game. | '''Mitchell Horatio Campbell''' (also known as "Big Mitch") was a colorful character from [[Texas]] history. The illegitimate son of a minor [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[laird]], he fled to the [[US]] in 1861 after a dispute with some local highlanders over a missing [[haggis]]. He fought in the Civil War, but no records indicate on which side. After the war, he made his fortune as a [[emu]] rancher in [[Texas]]. In 1898, he won the ship [[HMS Solitaire]] in a game of [[whist]], in spite of not knowing how to actually play the game. | ||
| − | He was the father of [[Horatio Mitchell " | + | He was the father of [[Horatio Mitchell "Mitch" Campbell]]. |
Revision as of 21:33, 20 January 2015
Mitchell Horatio Campbell (also known as "Big Mitch") was a colorful character from Texas history. The illegitimate son of a minor Scottish laird, he fled to the US in 1861 after a dispute with some local highlanders over a missing haggis. He fought in the Civil War, but no records indicate on which side. After the war, he made his fortune as a emu rancher in Texas. In 1898, he won the ship HMS Solitaire in a game of whist, in spite of not knowing how to actually play the game.
He was the father of Horatio Mitchell "Mitch" Campbell.
