Biography: Begg, Robert Campbell

Doctor and politician Robert Campbell Begg

A noted medical practitioner, Robert Campbell Begg also sought to reform hospital administration, a campaign which led him into national politics as leader of the New Zealand Legion..

Using this item

Capital & Coast District Health Board, J.O. Mercer Collection

How to cite this page

Paul Goldstone. 'Begg, Robert Campbell', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3231/doctor-and-politician-robert-campbell-begg (accessed 4 June 2026).